
In a quick and concise episode, Eric explains what an Offer-in-Compromise actually is and why so many taxpayers and practitioners fail to appreciate how it works.
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On September 27th the New York Times published a 40-page expose of the President’s tax returns and raised many issues including years of losses, questionable deductions and potential conflicts of interest. It also discussed the almost 10-year IRS audit of the President’s tax returns. Eric is joined by Jason Freeman to discuss the New York Times article, the issues raised by the Times, what it means, and what they think the truth and guesses are in the article.
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In a very special episode of the Tax Rep Network Podcast, this week Eric is joined by the IRS’s new Fraud Czars: Damon Rowe and Carolyn Schenck. Damon is the first Director of the IRS’s newly created Fraud Enforcement Office. Carolyn Schenck is the current IRS National Fraud Counsel and is also Assistant Division Counsel in the Small Business/Self Employed Division. In this episode they discuss what has changed with the creation of the new Fraud Enforcement Office, how they work with the other divisions of the IRS, and how they think the IRS will now be able to better develop fraud cases and fraud referrals to IRS Criminal Investigations.
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With the coming tsunami of resolution work coming, Eric covers what is new and exciting right now at Tax Rep Network, including the upcoming New England IRS Rep Conference, the launch of the Certificate Program (CTRC – Certified Tax Representation Consultant) and hints at a major announcement coming soon about Tax Rep!
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People are hurting, and the states and IRS will not hold off on enforcement for much longer. This going to create an opportunity to both help taxpayers and make money. In today’s podcast Eric discusses why there is going to be an explosion in IRS and state tax debts, why business will boom for people doing representation and what tax pros should be doing right now.
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Sitting down with Eric on this week’s podcast is none other than Darren Guillot, IRS SB/SE Deputy Commissioner for Collection and Operations Support. Darren updates us on where the IRS is right now with its new enforcement priorities, what we can expect in the 2nd half of 2020 and what the IRS is considering to help taxpayers struggling right now. Darren also gets into the new Fraud Office and how the IRS is ramping up enforcement for the more than 10 million non-filers already identified, especially those who are high earners.
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So you’ve made your pitch with the potential client…now what? In this week’s episode Michelle Weinstein joins Eric for a discussion of the steps each of you should be doing to follow-up and land the client’s work without making yourself an annoying jerk!
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Want to alert the IRS to a potential scam? Contact the National Disaster Related Fraud group at DOJ through: https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/how-report-disaster-related-fraud
Looking to get in touch with Kristina at the Boston Field Office? Contact: BostonFieldOffice@ci.irs.gov
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In response to the pandemic Congress and the IRS have worked to try and help taxpayers and small businesses. Of course, the scammers and criminals have come out in force. Joining Eric on this week’s podcast is Kristina O’Connell, the IRS’s Special Agent in Charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation Boston Field Office. During the episode Kristina will discuss what types of frauds the IRS is seeing and what they and other federal agencies are doing to combat it. Kristina will also discuss what practitioners and taxpayers should be on the watch for to avoid becoming a victim.
Want to alert the IRS to a potential scam? Contact the National Disaster Related Fraud group at DOJ through: https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/how-report-disaster-related-fraud
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