IRS Audit
The 80 Billion Dollar 2022 Inflation Reduction Act Fact vs. Fiction
As you probably know by now, Congress has authorized $80 billion for the IRS as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. $45.6 billion of the $80 billion is earmarked strictly for enforcement. The IRS is using most of this money to hire 87,000 new personnel, and to modernize their 1960’s era…
Cryptocurrency and the IRS
Do you know what the IRS buried in the 1.2trillion-dollar infrastructure bill that was passed into law on November 15, 2021? There’s a paragraph that states cryptocurrency exchanges are going require you to give your clients a 1099 beginning in 2023, just like brokerage houses do. If the…
Charging for Additional Services for Tax Resolution
Hey, it’s Michael Rozbruch here, founder of Roz Strategies, and what do you do after you’ve been retained and you discover there’s additional work to be performed that you never included in your engagement letter? We call this additional services or an additional service request. You’re going to…
Every IRS Collection Case Has 3 Work Phases
Every IRS Collection Case Has 3 Work Phases: First Phase: Transcript Investigation & Analysis Second Phase: Compliance Third Phase: Resolution Phase I teach that you charge separately for each phase based on the complexity of the case, the amount of tax debt involved and the value you bring to…
Do You Cheat On Your Taxes? | Venice Beach, Tax Man on the Street
https://youtu.be/N-vo1wA_m_U This is Michael Rozbruch, the Roz Man, and I wanted to release a Tax Season Laugh Video - make sure to check it out: This is Tax Man on the Street and I went to Venice Beach, California to find out who's filing and not filing their returns, who's cheating on their…
Wesley Snipes’ Lowball Offer in Compromise Rejected in Tax Court
Wesley Snipes was once best known for his work as an actor, particularly for his role as the vampire-hunting Marvel superhero, Blade. Unfortunately, when Snipes makes headlines these days, it’s usually due to his ongoing tax battle with the IRS.
Paul Manafort and Tax Resolution
What does Paul Manafort and tax resolution have in common? A lot actually… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZFpD1JtqSI As we all know, if you’ve been reading the news stories online or watching the evening news, Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, was found guilty on five counts…
IRS Marketing
How do you take something that the IRS has said and turn that into a marketing opportunity? Well, last week Nina Olson, who's the National Taxpayer Advocate at IRS, came out and stated that the real audit rate in the United States is 6.2%, not 7/10 of 1%. Just to put that in perspective, 7/10 of 1%…
IRS Terror Tale of the Month - Cheating IRS and Employees
Owner of S&S Drywall, Stephen Gregory Nagy thought he was being quite inventive when he came up with his scheme to not only cheat the IRS but also his employees back in 2010. After the IRS assessed his company, they determined that Nagy owed more than $480,000 in unpaid federal employment…
Loose Lips Sink Couple in IRS Audit
I get a lot of calls from my academy members regarding IRS audits. A common question is: “should I bring my clients to the audit?” For 16 years, except for on the rarest of occasions, my answer has always been “no.” If your client is asked a direct question by the IRS Revenue Agent during the…