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IRS expands leniency on filing
On behalf of Mockensturm Limited | Mar 26, 2019 | Tax Audits And Appeals
The first tax year under 2017’s Tax Cuts and Job Creation Act has left a lot of taxpayers and tax professionals confused and frustrated. Now with the April 15 deadline just around the corner, the agency announced that it would again expand the threshold for...
Employers: update your cybersecurity training to avoid this scam.
On behalf of Mockensturm Limited | Jul 12, 2018 | Tax Audits And Appeals
If you work in a large corporation, you’ve probably undergone mandatory information security training every year since you started. Companies are becoming more and more aware of the myriad cybersecurity threats that could put their sensitive...
IRS gives more time to challenge wrongful levy
On behalf of Mockensturm Limited | May 25, 2018 | Tax Audits And Appeals
The IRS has announced that the Tax Cuts And Jobs Act of 2017 provides more time for individuals and businesses to bring a civil action for wrongful levy or seizure. In an attempt to satisfy a tax debt, IRS levies permit the legal seizure and subsequent sale of any...
Study shows that 6 percent of Americans cheat on their taxes
On behalf of Mockensturm Limited | Mar 2, 2018 | Tax Audits And Appeals
If you were to hazard a guess, do you think that Americans are less likely to cheat on their diets, academic tests, romantic partners or taxes?The answer may surprise you--a recent study has shown that Americans are far less likely to cheat on their tax returns than...
Debunking some common myths about tax audits
On behalf of Mockensturm Limited | Jan 10, 2018 | Tax Audits And Appeals
When many people imagine a tax audit, they picture shadowy IRS agents combing through tax returns to seize upon every tiny flaw. This misconception couldn’t be further from the truth. No one looks forward to a tax audit, but the process is not necessarily as...
When an Ohio company is subjected to a sales tax audit
On behalf of Mockensturm Limited | May 1, 2017 | Tax Audits And Appeals
For Ohio business owners, there are a variety of situations that can be very alarming ones. Among these is their company receiving an Audit Commencement Letter. This can mean that the state’s Department of Taxation will be performing a sales tax audit on their...
What might trigger an audit?
On behalf of Mockensturm Limited | Mar 29, 2017 | Tax Audits And Appeals
Sometimes an audit happens by chance, but in many other cases, it happens because of some sort of discrepancy that the IRS discovers in your tax filing. It can be extremely stressful to be audited when you have put many hours into sorting all your paperwork and...
How will new partnership audit rules affect your business?
On behalf of Mockensturm Limited | Mar 17, 2017 | Tax Audits And Appeals
On January 18, the U.S. Treasury Department proposed regulations pertaining to tax audits for large partnerships. These rules also apply to limited liability companies and other business entities treated as partnerships for federal tax purposes.Although the rules...
For taxes, accuracy matters
On behalf of Mockensturm Limited | Mar 3, 2017 | Tax Audits And Appeals
One of the most important elements of tax planning and preparation is recordkeeping. While this may seem the epitome of the routine and mundane, you must realize that it may be one of the most important parts of asserting any claim or defense, should the Internal...