Guiding You Through The Legal Process
The Internal Revenue Service may generally audit a return no more than six years after it was first filed. In most cases, the IRS will try to audit all returns no more than two years after they are filed. While the statute of limitations is three years in most cases,...
After a person files a Georgia state income tax return, the Georgia Department of Revenue may review the return and make an initial determination that the filer owes additional tax. Generally, the first time a person will learn of the additional tax assessment is when...
The IRS elects to audit tax returns based on a number of factors. Selection for audit is not arbitrary; rather the return is first evaluated in a lengthy and thorough process. Then a final determination is made as to whether or not the return will go through the full...
For Georgia businesses, a tax audit can be a difficult experience. However, there are some ways that a company might try to avoid attracting undue attention from tax authorities. For example, if the company is doing its own taxes, it might be beneficial to use...
During the recent November election, Georgia voters decided to freeze the income tax rate for the highest earners in the state. The decision to make the constitutional amendment will mean that the top income tax rate will remain at its current level of 6 percent, and...
Taxpayers in Georgia may benefit from learning more about how to ensure that income taxes are properly filed and accounted for. In accordance with federal regulations, some taxpayers in Georgia may be required to file their returns electronically. Georgia residents...
Georgia fans of Michael Jackson's music may be interested to learn that on Oct. 20, the Internal Revenue Service admitted to making an error in its valuation of the late musicians estate. The report stated that the mistake actually increased the estate tax by...
The Code of Georgia sets forth the structure of personal income taxes levied by the state in Title 48, Chapter 7. Not all states charge income taxes, and the ones that do not typically fund public necessities like schools and police departments with higher consumer...
The prospect of an audit conducted by the Internal Revenue Services can be an unnerving prospect from many Georgia residents. Sometimes, such actions may be conducted in by an official review of a taxpayer's document, and in other cases, the service might seek to...
If a Georgia taxpayer fails or neglects to pay a tax debt, the IRS may place a federal tax lien on the taxpayer's property. For the lien to be put into effect, the IRS must first assess a tax liability and make a demand for payment from the taxpayer. If the payment is...
