Guiding You Through The Legal Process
Employers in Georgia have a responsibility to pay payroll taxes for their employees. Tip boxes set up for volunteers, however, have created confusion about employee classification and employer tax obligations. The Internal Revenue Service has addressed this issue in...
Georgia residents who receive a letter from the IRS should respond to it as quickly as possible. This is generally true whether a person has received an audit notice or a request for more information. In some cases, the IRS is writing to let a person know that he or...
Like most Americans, you may be concerned that the IRS will one day audit you. It has not happened yet, but you are convinced that it will. It is only a matter of time. The good news is that only a very small portion of tax returns received by the IRS signal the need...
By April, everyone in Georgia and throughout America will be required to file their federal income tax return. Those who are considered to be employees of a company will receive a form W-2 and were supposed to get them by Jan. 31. The IRS is warning payroll...
The Internal Revenue Service continues to make changes to its amnesty programs for U.S. taxpayers who hold offshore accounts. A program released in 2012 slapped owners of undisclosed foreign accounts with massive fines. However, this is a new day, and guidance issued...
Individuals and business owners in Georgia naturally take communications from the Internal Revenue Service seriously, but the agency warns that cyber criminals often take advantage of people's willingness to comply with tax requests. Criminals will attempt to access...
Georgia residents may have heard about the crypto-currency called Bitcoin. Even if they haven't heard of it, the IRS certainly has, and the organization has won a court order to get the identities of those who own 14,355 accounts at Coinbase. Those accounts have...
If a Georgia resident fails to pay a federal tax bill in a timely manner, the IRS may place a lien on that person's property. This helps to ensure that the government will get the money that it is owed. Tax liens are only imposed after a taxpayer has been notified of...
Some people in Georgia might receive a notice from the IRS about verifying a taxpayer's identity. According to one expert, these letters most often indicate that a taxpayer has been the victim of identity theft. However, the IRS may not be easy to deal with. One woman...
In 2015, 10 million people were hit with failure to pay estimated tax penalties in Georgia and across the nation. This was an increase from 7.2 million in 2010. While penalties differ for each taxpayer, it could add hundreds of dollars to a tax bill. Those who derive...
