Category Archives: Tax Law

Denial or Revocation of Passports Impairs Taxpayer Rights

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson Denial or Revocation of Passports Impairs Taxpayer Rights [...]

The New Illinois Tax Hike

From the Desk of Michael T. McCormick The New Illinois Tax Hike Illinois budget legislation [...]

Taxpayer Advocate Service Mid-Year Report to Congress

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson Taxpayer Advocate Service Mid-Year Report to Congress This [...]

Form 1099 – Not to be Ignored

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson Form 1099 – Not to be Ignored The [...]

New IRS Scam: The IRS Sends Out Alert

From the Desk of Lauran L Stevenson New IRS Scam: The IRS Sends Out Alert [...]

Getting Your Tax Refund

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson Getting Your Tax Refund Most taxpayers this year [...]

Quarter 2 Estimated Payment Due Date: June 15, 2017

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson Quarter 2 Estimated Payment Due Date: June 15, [...]

The Often-Overlooked Home Office Business Deduction

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson The Often-Overlooked Home Office Business Deduction As part [...]

When the IRS Knocks

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson When the IRS Knocks The IRS has created [...]

President Trump’s New Tax Proposal

From the Desk of Michael T. McCormick President Trump’s New Tax Proposal President Trump outlined [...]

What to Do When an IRS Letter Arrives: “Tips” from the IRS

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson What to Do When an IRS Letter Arrives: [...]

Private Collection of Some Overdue Taxes

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson Private Collection of Some Overdue Taxes Starting this [...]

IRS Issues Guidance on New Option for Claiming Research Credit for Small Startups

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson IRS Issues Guidance on New Option for Claiming [...]

IRS Announces New Offer in Compromise Rules

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson IRS Announces New Offer in Compromise Rules The [...]

Tax Refund Offset Pay Unpaid Debts

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson Tax Refund Offset Pay Unpaid Debts If you [...]

One Billion Dollars

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson One Billion Dollars On March 1, 2017, the [...]

Caterpillar directly accused of tax, accounting fraud in leaked report

From the Desk of Michael T. McCormick News Report: “Caterpillar directly accused of tax, accounting [...]

Tax Scams

From the Desk of Michael T. McCormick Tax Scams Tax scams continue to plague the [...]

The Power of the Postmark

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson The Power of the Postmark The “postmark rule” [...]

Proposed 2704 Regulations and the Trump Tax Plan

From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson Proposed 2704 Regulations and the Trump Tax Plan [...]