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Articles from June 2012

IRS OFFSHORE VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE AMNESTY

Peter Pappas discusses the IRS’s extension of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Intiative (OVDI).  Taxpayers with unreported foreign accounts and unreported foreign income are urged to come forward and participate in the OVDI program to avoid serious civil and criminal penalties. This is a great opportunity and one that every offshore account holder should seriously consider. Call…

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OVDI Update: IRS Gives Offshore Account Holders Yet Another Chance

We recentlly announced that the IRS is extending its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Intiative (OVDI). Since September 2011, we have received hundreds of calls from offshore account holders who wanted to get into the OVDI program. Unfortunately, until now, we have had to tell them that it was too late. Once again, if you have a…

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IRS Extends Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative – OVDI 2012

The IRS has just announced that it will give offshore account holders another chance to avoid criminal prosecution and limit penalties. Call or email us today for a free consultation about the extended Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI). This is a great opportunity for taxpayers to avoid serious IRS problems.

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FAILURE TO REMIT FLORIDA SALES TAX IS A FELONY

In this episode of Taxation Nation tax attorney Peter Pappas discusses the Florida sales tax and what businesses and business owners should do if they have not paid over the sales taxes they have collected from their customers. Mr. Pappas explains that the Florida Department of Revenue has intensified its investigation and prosecution of restaurant,…

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IRS NOTICES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

In this episode of Taxation Nation tax attorney Peter Pappas discusses IRS enforced collection, liens, levies and seizures and the dreaded IRS Notice of Intent to Levy. Don’t ignore IRS notices. It only makes matters worse.

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HOW TO GET AN IRS SETTLEMENT

Tax Attorney and CPA Peter C. Pappas of The Pappas Group explains the three types of IRS Offers in Compromise, 1) Doubt as to Collectibility, 2) Doubt as to Liability and 3) Effective Tax Administration and tells you the requirements of each type of settlement.

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The Voluntary Buffett Rule and Designated Tax Payments

Professor Todd Henderson supports the Buffett Rule but says it should be voluntary: We can now add actor Will Smith to the growing list of celebrities, business leaders, and politicians who have recently come forward to complain that they don’t pay enough in taxes. Bill Gates has volunteered to pay more. So too has Warren…

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