Once investors get over their initial shock that they were being bilked by Bernard Madoff in a massive Ponzi scheme they will be looking for ways lessen the impact. One of those ways is through the tax laws. Our tax attorneys have identified at least two possibilities. The first is…
An article in the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) November 2008 Tax News publication highlighted the other tax problems that can arise from a tax audit by the California State Board of Equalization (SBE or BOE). Many sales tax audits by the BOE result in a changes to a company’s…
On Nov. 7th I will be speaking at the at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar on Sales and Use Tax Audits: A Guide for Tax Professionals. My co-panelist will be Robert Tucker, a tax specialist from the California State Board of Equalization (SBE or BOE). We…
On Oct. 28th I will be moderating a tax controversy panel at the 2008 UCLA Tax Controversy Institute. The panel will include Steve Sims, Taxpayer Advocate, Franchise Tax Board, Todd Gilman, Taxpayer Advocate, State Board of Equalization, Michelle Mosley, Taxpayer Advocate, Employment Development Department, Dorothea T. Curran, Local Taxpayer Advocate,…
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) joined with the California Tax Education Council (CTEC) to warn taxpayers about unregistered tax return preparers. In California only certified public accountants (CPA), attorneys, Internal Revenue Service enrolled agents, and CTEC-Registered tax return preparers are legally permitted to charge for preparing tax returns. According…
California Certified Tax Specialist Dennis Brager the founder of the Brager Tax Law Group, a P.C. , was quoted in an article published in the March 7, 2008 edition of the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, a leading California legal publication. The article discussed a new law which…
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has released Notice 746 which provides information about penalties and interest, and lists the latest interest rates. According to the notice interest rates will go down one percentage point in January. Not surprisingly the IRS generally pays 1% less on money it owes to taxpayers…