Today's mail....come on Tax Rep Members...its time to save taxpayers and add $100,000 to your 2021 bottom line! 08/23/2021

I spend much of my day resolving taxpayer issues with the IRS.  And though everyone wants to focus on the cool stuff - making massive debts vanish for pennies on the dollar - it actually all starts with "Tax Compliance."So what is Tax Compliance you may be asking...good question!Tax Compliance means that the taxpayer has filed all returns due and owing as of this moment (yes you non-filers!), defined as the last 6 years, and is making their current tax period payments.  So as I sit here in August 2021, Tax Compliance would nean having 2015 - 2020 filed (if the 2020 return is on extension, than it would be 2014 - 2019).  It also means that the taxpayer is making their current tax payments, so: An employee is having sufficient withholding done so they will not owe money at the end of the ... 08/12/2021

In this week’s Tax Rep Network Podcast, Eric discusses why those tax rep clients are pure gold, and how you should consider these cases to save the client, elevate your practice and help all of us tax paying citizens!Check out the podcast (episode 108) here: https://taxrepllc.com/subscribe-tax-rep-network-podcast/  08/04/2021

Most Taxpayers do not know how to properly utilize their accountant.  Joining Eric on this week’s podcast is Marcelino Dodge.  Marcelino is the President of Cash Tracks Financial, a firm that provides personalized, professional tax, life insurance, & investment services to a wide variety of individual and business clients.  He is also the voice of the Tax Answers Advisor podcast where he provides insights and planning tips to his listeners.  Listen in as Marcelino and Eric discuss how taxpayers should get the most of their tax professional, and why if they are in trouble its almost certainly their own fault!You can listen in on this week's Tax Rep Network podcast on Spotify, ITunes, Apple Podcasts, or here on the podcast homepage: https://taxrepllc.com/subscribe-tax-rep-network-podcast/  06/28/2021

Joining Eric on this week’s podcast is Alex Robnett. Alex is the Chief Strategy Officer at Elementus, a blockchain data firm headquartered in New York. Listen in as he and Eric discuss how blockchain and virtual currencies will alter the entire financial reality for everyone, business and individuals.Check out this episode and all 100 others at the Tax Rep Network Podcast Page, or on all major podcasting channels, including Google, Spotify, Apple and ITunes. Want to build your IRS Representation practice and add $100,000 to your bottom line this year? Join us inside Https://taxrepllc.com How to get the software we use? Go to www.TaxHelpSoftware.com and use code TAXREPTRIAL for a free 2-week trial, then TAXREP10 to save 10% on your purchase Want to call and get through to the IRS in unde... 05/27/2021

As a follow-up to their earlier podcast (#83), Eric is joined again by Mike Villa from Meadows Collier in Dallas and IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Alford to review how to bring a whistleblower claim to report tax violations, what the IRS looks for, how to make sure the claim is actually looked at, and how to make sure your claim stands the best chance of receiving an award. In particular Gary will explain how IRS-CI looks at the case and what he wants to see when those claims hit his desk.Check out the episode here: https://taxrepllc.com/subscribe-tax-rep-network-podcast/ Want to build a tax resolution oractice and add $100,000 to your bottom line?  Come join us at Tax Rep LLC! Need the best transcripts and resolution software in the business? Go to TaxHelpSoftware.com and use code... 05/20/2021

For Episode 100 Eric invites Amy Vetter to join him and discuss how those struggling with their job and career can make a change and begin doing what they love.  This change is very doable and does not need to be the radical shift it sounds like.  You can listen in as both Eric and Amy discuss how they made their changes and have never looked back, and what you can do today to start doing what you love.Catch the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, ITunes, Google Podcasts or on the podcast page here: https://taxrepllc.com/subscribe-tax-rep-network-podcast/  Want to contact Amy?  Check out her content here at https://www.amyvetter.com/Want to see Amy Vetter’s 5-Day Challenge?  https://www.businessbalancebliss.com/courses/lovemyclients  05/13/2021

Green & Sklarz LLC is presently hiring for 4 positions. (1) bankruptcy/litigation associate,(2) bankruptcy/litigation paralegal,(3) estate planning paralegal, and(4) legal assist/receptionist.  All positions are for our New Haven office.  If you enjoy a fast paced and collegial workplace we may be the place for you.  We offer competitive starting salary (based on experience), employer contributions toward medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, paid time off, secure parking, and other standard fringe benefits. If you are interested, please submit a resume and cover letter to jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com 05/06/2021

Green & Sklarz LLC is presently hiring for 4 positions. (1) bankruptcy/litigation associate,(2) bankruptcy/litigation paralegal,(3) estate planning paralegal, and(4) legal assist/receptionist.  All positions are for our New Haven office.  If you enjoy a fast paced and collegial workplace we may be the place for you.  We offer competitive starting salary (based on experience), employer contributions toward medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, paid time off, secure parking, and other standard fringe benefits. If you are interested, please submit a resume and cover letter to jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com 05/06/2021

I was thrilled to join Marcelino Dodge on his Tax Answers Advisor Podcast this week to discuss where IRS Enforcement is headed in 2021 and beyond.  You can catch the edpisode here: https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/130731/irs-collections-and-enforcement-how-to-solve-unpaid-tax-issues  Episode DescriptionWe have all heard the commercials asking, “Do you owe $10,000 or more to the IRS?” Or, you may wonder “What is the IRS really doing with collections and enforcement?” Though it may be calm now, taxpayers who have unpaid taxes or who are non-filers will soon be in for a big awakening. Eric Green of the Tax Rep Network and managing partner in the law firm Green & Sklarz LLC will explain the current status of IRS collections and enforcement. He will also discuss the options noncompliant ... 05/03/2021

You probably have seen the IRS has now issued John Doe Summonses against other cryptocurrency exchanges with the goal of obtaining taxpayer information.  On this week’s podcast Eric is joined by Kostelanetz & Fink’s Don Fort and Larry Sannicandro to discuss the impact of the IRS and DOJ summonses, and what it means for taxpayers and enforcement.  In particular, Don as former Chief of IRS Criminal Tax Division discusses what is going on at the IRS, and he and Larry explain what taxpayers should be considering doing right now if they have in fact dealt in virtual currency and have not reported the transactions.Listen to the episode on Spotify, Google Podcasts, ITunes, Apple Podcasts or here on the podcast homepage: https://taxrepllc.com/subscribe-tax-rep-network-podcast/  Want to contact:... 04/19/2021

Joining Eric on this week's Tax Rep Network Podcast is none other than the former National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olson.  With so many taxpayers in trouble it is worth discussing the impact of economic hardship, what it means for taxpayers and the IRS and what the IRS can and cannot do to those taxpayers. Nina also discussed the issue around Offset Bypass Refunds, which is how uncollectible taxpayers that owe money can still get their refunds. Listen in on this can’t miss episode and learn some new strategies that you can use to help taxpayers weather the ongoing COVID fallout.  Want to contact Nina? Check out the Center for Taxpayer Rights: https://taxpayer-rights.org/ Looking for the guidance on Offset Bypass Refunds? Click here: https://www.irs.gov/pub/lanoa/pmta_2013-13.pdf  Want t... 04/05/2021

We represent taxpayers before the IRS and Department of Justice Tax Division, and have spoken frequently about the IRS increased use of both AI and John Doe Summonses to identify taxpayers who have either evaded reporting income and paying taxes, or those that have failed to disclose virtual currency in their financial affidavits, like with Offers-in-Compromise.Because of the IRS's efforts criminal tax referrals from the Collection Division are up 42% so far this year!Check out our podcasts #91 and 93 on this topic here:  https://taxreptoolbox.com/tax-rep-network-podcast-main-page/ Today a federal court in the District of Massachusetts entered an order today authorizing the IRS to serve a John Doe summons on Circle Internet Financial Inc., or its predecessors, subsidiaries, divisions, a... 04/01/2021

Back to join Eric is Steven Toscher and Michel Stein (Episode 32) to update us on IRS enforcement around virtual currency, what its goals are and what taxpayers can expect. Listen in as our experts update you on what has quickly become an IRS and Department of Justice enforcement priority.Catch the episode on ITunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here on our Tax Rep Network Podcast Page!  03/13/2021

In 2011, a sensational new black market website known as the “Silk Road” emerged on the dark net. This “Amazon of Illegal Drugs” was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar “The Dread Pirate Roberts.” Promising its users complete anonymity, and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a billion-dollar digital drugs cartel. Operating behind the special browser TOR and using on bitcoin, the criminal behind Silk Road would be taken down by a tenacious new special agent from the IRS assigned to the case. Joining Eric on this week’s podcast is that special agent, Gary Alford, to give is a glimpse into the puzzle that was Silk Road and his determination to find the clues necessary to crack the case.Check it out here: ht... 02/28/2021

In 2011, a sensational new black market website known as the “Silk Road” emerged on the dark net. This “Amazon of Illegal Drugs” was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar “The Dread Pirate Roberts.” Promising its users complete anonymity, and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a billion-dollar digital drugs cartel. Operating behind the special browser TOR and using on bitcoin, the criminal behind Silk Road would be taken down by a tenacious new special agent from the IRS assigned to the case. Joining Eric on this week’s podcast is that special agent, Gary Alford, to give is a glimpse into the puzzle that was Silk Road and his determination to find the clues necessary to crack the case.Check it out here: ht... 02/28/2021

On February 23, 2021, the U.S. Tax Court rule in favor of our client that acquisition of credit card reward points, no matter how many the receive, is not a taxable event.  In Anikeev v. Commissioner, the IRS tried to tax credit card reward points that the taxpayer received claiming they were “cash equivalents” because the taxpayer purchased gift cards with his credit card, which generated rewards points, and then used the gift cards to purchase money orders, which the taxpayer then deposited in his bank account.  The Tax Court ruled the transaction was not a taxable event: “Reward [points] petitioners received were not notes, but they were commitments by [the credit card issuer] to allow petitioners credits against their card balances. Respondent’s analysis leaps to the cash equivalenc... 02/23/2021

Given that the focus of my practice is civil and criminal taxpayer representation, I am excited to be teaching again at the National Association of Tax Professionals TaxCon 2021! Join us for this terrific virtual annual conference where I will be covering "Dealing with the IRS Collection Division", surely a hot topic for later this year when the IRS begins issuing levies again.Hope to see you there!Check out the conference site here!EricEric L. Green, EsqGreen & Sklarz LLCOne Audubon Street, 3rd FloorNew Haven, CT 06511www.gs-lawfirm.comEmail: egreen@gs-lawfirm.comPh. (203) 285-8545  02/23/2021

On this week's Tax Rep Network Podcast I discuss the impact of the IRS's use of AI. If you listened to the episode with Deputy Commissioner of SB/SE Darren Guillot you heard about how the IRS is using AI to target taxpayers who have failed to disclose assets on their 433 (Offers, CNC, etc.). It is episode 91 if you missed it. On this episode I discuss what that means and how we need to change our collection practice intakes to protect us from our client, and our client's from themselves!   https://taxrepllc.com/tax-rep-network-podcast-episode-93-irs-enforcements-impact-on-our-collection-practice-erics-takeaway/   02/20/2021

On January 11, 2021 the U.S. District Court in Connecticut decided USA v. Kaufman and held that the maximum penalty for unintentionally failing to file FBARs is $10,000 per year. Not $10,000 per account. This is a major victory for taxpayers as the IRS has sought to use the non-willful FBAR penalty to exact large penalties from taxpayers, many of whom did not even know they had foreign accounts, who made honest mistakes. Trial counsel for the taxpayer will discuss the impact of this case on FBAR litigation and provide an update of best practices for offshore compliance.   Register for FREE here and join us for this gfree webinar: https://gs-lawfirm.com/program-20210211-offshore-update/  DETAILS: The Program is FREE to Register! The Program is 1pm – 2pm Eastern via LIVE WEBCAST The Prog... 01/31/2021