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		<title>IRS Worker Classification Amnesty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS is apparently so happy with the results of it&#8217;s offshore voluntary disclosure program that it has established a similar program in the area of worker classification. Michael Cohn of AccountingToday writes that the IRS has introduced a new voluntary compliance program Wednesday to convince employers to resolve their past issues with classifying employees [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/09/irs-worker-classification-amnesty/</link>
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		<title>Filing a False Return</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret that the IRS has greatly intensified the criminal prosecution of taxpayers who have filed false tax returns. The reason for this is evident: The federal government needs money but doesn&#8217;t want to raise taxes on law-abiding citizens in a weak ec0nomy. From day one, the Obama administration made it a priority to close the tax [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/09/filing-false-return/</link>
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		<title>Can IRS Take My IRA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many taxpayers wrongly believe that IRAs and other retirement accounts are protected from IRS seizure because the laws of their state exempt those assets from the reach of creditors. But since Federal law supersedes state law, the IRS is not bound by state exemptions as are other creditors. In short, the IRS can seize any property you own regardless of whether [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/09/irs-irs-401k-retirement-plan/</link>
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		<title>Can IRS Take My House?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the questions taxpayers with delinquent tax debts ask us most frequently is &#8220;can the IRS take my house?&#8221; The bad news is that the IRS can indeed take your house. The good news is that it&#8217;s not easy for the government to take your house and, therefore, it does so only as a last resort. The IRS will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/09/irs-house/</link>
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		<title>Audit Reconsideration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During an IRS audit the burden is placed on the taxpayer to prove that he made a deductible tax expenditure. Many taxpayers have been audited and because they were unable to provide receipts and records proving their deductions had taxes, penalties and interest assessed against them. But what happens if after the audit is over and the IRS has made its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/09/audit-reconsideration/</link>
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		<title>Notice of IRS Levy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A levy is a legal seizure of your property to satisfy a tax debt. Levies are different from liens. A lien is a claim used as security for the tax debt, while a levy actually takes the property to satisfy the tax debt. If you do not pay your taxes (or make arrangements to settle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/07/notice-irs-levy/</link>
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		<title>Innocent Spouse Writes Memoir About Tax Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Carol Ross Joynt&#8217;s husband died she was consumed by grief. Then she learned that her husband owed $3,000,000 to the IRS and was now pursuing her for it. The experience was so traumatic she wrote a book about it and titled it Innocent Spouse: A Memoir. Here&#8217;s a short synopsis: Carol Ross Joynt was a successful television [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/06/innocent-spouse-writes-memoir-about-tax-experience/</link>
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		<title>Client Reviews</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I hadn&#8217;t filed a tax return in eight years and the IRS filed them for me and said I owed more than $200,000 in back taxes, penalties and interest. The Pappas Group prepared and filed my returns and was able to reduce my liability to $30,000.00. Terry W. &#8211; Orlando, FL I was charged with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/05/pappaslaw-client-reviews/</link>
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		<title>Tax Tip: Keep Proof that You Filed Your Tax Return</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some old, but great, advice from Joe Kristan about how to document the filing of an IRS tax return or extension: If you paper file at the post office, use Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested. Get the postmarked paper receipt, because the postal service purges its computer records after two years. Certified mail adds $2.70 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/04/tax-tip-keep-proof-that-you-filed-your-tax-return/</link>
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		<title>IRS Liens and How to Get Rid of Them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS will place a lien on your property to secure payment of your tax debt. A Notice of Federal Tax Lien may be legally issued by the IRS only after the following 3 requirements are met: The IRS makes an assessment against the taxpayer; The IRS sends the taxpayer a written Notice and Demand for Payment; and The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/04/irs-liens-and-how-to-get-rid-of-them/</link>
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		<title>Unfiled Returns? Come Forward Now to Avoid Criminal Charges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS has recently stepped up its non filer program and is now aggressively seeking to bring them into compliance. Many taxpayers are unaware that it is a crime not to file a tax return. Non filers often make the mistake of assuming that if they dont have the money to pay their taxes they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/03/unfiled-returns-come-forward-now-to-avoid-criminal-charges/</link>
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		<title>IRS Financial Statements: How to Complete Them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you can&#8217;t pay your tax debt in full, you will have to completely disclose your financial circumstances to the IRS. There is no way to avoid this disclosure requirement other than making full payment. A taxpayer&#8217;s financial information is provided on one or more of the following prescribed IRS forms: IRS Form Number Description [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/03/irs-financial-statements-how-to-complete-them/</link>
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		<title>File Your Unfiled Returns Before the IRS Does it for You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Daily News reports that day-trader Marcos Esparza Bofill has been hit with a $172,000,000 IRS tax bill: He failed as a day-trader and barely survived in New York on a beer budget, but Marcos Esparza Bofill has been hit with a $172 million tax bill by the IRS. Esparza Bofill didn&#8217;t file an income [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/03/file-your-unfiled-returns-before-the-irs-does-it-for-you/</link>
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		<title>Tax Crimes: Most Frequent Prosecutions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of possible federal tax crimes with which the United States Department of Justice may charge a delinquent taxpayer. Here are the most frequently brought charges. Failure to File Tax Returns The Law 26 U.S.C. § 7203 &#8211; Willful failure to file return, supply information, or pay tax Any person required under this title [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/03/tax-crimes-most-frequent-prosecutions/</link>
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		<title>IRS Penalties: How to Eliminate Them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS assesses penalties against taxpayers for, among other things, the following: late filing of a tax return; late payment of tax; the negligent preparation of a tax return; the substantial underpayment of tax; and civil fraud. Penalties range from 5 percent per month in the case of late filing of a return to 75 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/03/irs-penalties-how-to-eliminate-them/</link>
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		<title>Tax Crimes: Warning to Delinquent Taxpayers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If an IRS official believes that you might have broken the law or are currently breaking the law, he or she will refer the matter to the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (CID). The Top Criminal Violations Investigated by CID The most frequently investigated criminal violations are: Failure to file an income tax return Structuring transactions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/03/tax-crimes-warning-to-delinquent-taxpayers/</link>
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		<title>Famous Quotes About Taxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[America&#8217;s founding fathers &#8211; Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams - had some very wise things to say about taxes and government. Here are several that I think we would do well to consider today: Thomas Jefferson: The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/03/famous-quotes-about-taxes/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Most Challenged Tax Issues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson has issued her annual report on the most frequently litigated tax issues: Internal Revenue Code § 7803(c)(2)(B)(ii)(X) requires the National Taxpayer Advocate to identify the ten tax issues most often litigated in the federal courts, classified by the types of taxpayer affected. Through analysis of these issues, the National Taxpayer Advocate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/03/top-10-most-challenged-tax-issues/</link>
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		<title>Florida Man With Extraordinary Family Circumstances Avoids Prison in False Tax Return Case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release: The Pappas Law Group, P.A. February 24, 2011 On Wednesday Judge Kendall Sharp of the Middle District of Florida agreed with attorney Peter C. Pappas of The Pappas Group, P.A., that his client, James Lloyd Martin, III, should not receive a prison sentence for filing a false tax return even though the federal sentencing guidelines called for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/02/press-release-florida-man-with-extraordinary-family-circumstances-avoids-prison-in-false-tax-return-case/</link>
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		<title>Avoid Penalties &amp; Criminal Charges Via New IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contact us for a free and confidential consultation about the new Voluntary Disclosure Program and whether it is right for you. The Internal Revenue Service announced today a special voluntary disclosure initiative designed to bring offshore money back into the U.S. tax system and help people with undisclosed income from hidden offshore accounts get current with their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/02/avoid-penalties-criminal-charges-via-new-irs-voluntary-disclosure-program/</link>
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		<title>IRS Collection Agents Use Illegal Tactics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Far too often when an unrepresented taxpayer speaks to an IRS collection agent the agent lies to him by making one or more of the following statements: You must pay the debt or you will be criminally prosecuted If you don&#8217;t pay the debt in full within so many days, your assets will be seized It&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/02/irs-collection-agents-use-illegal-tactics/</link>
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		<title>How to Avoid Criminal Prosecution in Failure to Remit Cases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If your business collects sales taxes from your customers and does not remit it to the Florida Department of Revenue, the State will bring criminal charges against you personally under Florida Statute 206.56 for Theft of State Funds. Theft of State Funds is a third degree felony carrying a maximum prison sentence of up to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/02/how-to-avoid-criminal-prosecution-in-failure-to-remit-cases/</link>
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		<title>Tax Resolution Scam Warning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many so-called tax resolution firms out there that will promise anything to get you to part with your money.  The Black List &#8211; Don&#8217;t Hire These Outfits The three most-often investigated and reprimanded companies are: J.K. Harris – J.K. Harris Settles Fraud Charges with 18 States Roni Deutch – California Sues Roni Deutch for “Heartless” [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/02/tax-resolution-scam-warning/</link>
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		<title>IRS Settlements: Warning to Gullible Taxpayers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kate Smith of Kiplinger.com writes in Pennies on the Dollar Tax Relief Offers Should Be Scrutinized: Tax troubles keeping you up at night? Then you&#8217;ve no doubt seen your fair share of late-night TV pitches to settle your tax debts for less than you owe. Such &#8220;pennies on the dollar&#8221; come-ons, regardless of the source, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/02/irs-settlements-warning-to-gullible-taxpayers/</link>
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		<title>Unrepresented Taxpayers Lose 90% of Tax Court Cases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever wonder why the IRS prevails in trials before the United States Tax Court in 9 out of 10 cases. The more paranoid among attribute the government&#8217;s lopsided success rate to a silent conspiracy between the Court and the government. But the truth is more benign. More than 80% of all Tax Court cases [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/02/unrepresented-taxpayers-lose-90-of-tax-court-cases/</link>
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		<title>IRS Tax Lien Procedure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS will place a lien on your property to secure payment of your tax debt. A Notice of Federal Tax Lien may be legally issued by the IRS only after the following 3 requirements are met: The IRS makes an assessment against the taxpayer; The IRS sends the taxpayer a written Notice and Demand for Payment; and The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/02/irs-tax-lien-procedure/</link>
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		<title>Business Non-Filers Beware</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frequent readers of this blog know that we have maintained - ad nauseum, I am sure, for some &#8211; that all small businesses should incorporate or operate as an LLC in part because they are less likely to undergo IRS scrutiny. Well, if you can believe the Government Accountability Office GAO), this may all be about to change. WebCPA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/01/business-non-filers-beware/</link>
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		<title>IRS Has Only 10 Years to Collect Tax Debt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS has ten (10) years from the date of a tax assessment to collect a debt from the taxpayer. The date the collection statute expires is called the Collection Statute Expiration Date or CSED. When this date passes, the IRS is barred from attempting to collect your tax debt unless you waive the enforcement of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/01/irs-has-only-10-years-to-collect-tax-debt/</link>
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		<title>S Corporations: Compensation and Distribution Planning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A majority of American small businesses use the S corporation form of doing business. This article discusses one of the main tax planning techniques an S corporation can use to save taxes. The S Corporation and Payments to Shareholder/Employees? An S corporation is a pass-through entity and does not pay federal income tax. The net earnings [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/01/s-corporations-compensation-and-distribution-planning/</link>
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		<title>Warning: The IRS Knows Who the Tax Cheats Are</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tara Siegel Bernard wrote a Column in the Your Money section of the New York Times yesterday in which she considers whether more taxpayers will cheat on their taxes this year because of the bad economy: With just a few more days to file your tax returns, you may be tempted — especially in this down [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pappastax.com/index.php/2011/01/warning-the-irs-knows-who-the-tax-cheats-are/</link>
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