Oak LawnGeneral information about tax problems:
This Firm has the ability to handle your tax issues. We know you may have worries about your taxes and we provide the services you need to most effectively address tax problems. Do the right thing for yourself, your family or your business. Work with an experienced tax professional.
We use our extensive knowledge and understanding of the IRS to help you with your tax problems. Our attorneys have worked for the Internal Revenue Service and have contact with the agency. The government wants their taxes in a routine matter, unfortunately it is easy for events to take unpleasant turns which ultimately lead to situations where tax issues become preeminent and anything but routine. These situations include those with circumstances where a "back log" of non-filed returns exists, large or overwhelming tax liabilities threaten a business or individual, audits or tax court issues threaten to turn a business or individual "upside down" if they are not handled properly, or worst of all you are confronted with potential or actual criminal charges.
Utilizing EXPERIENCED TAX PROFESSIONALS to handle these types of problems is your wise course of action.
Non-Filing Tax Return Problems
Your Non-Filed Tax Issues could result in little or no liability to you at all, if handled properly. The most "UNDESIRED" results can be avoided. The demands of business and personal life can be so overwhelming that some people are unable to meet the requirements of governmental taxing authorities. Failure to file required income tax returns exposes you to egregious penalties and a variety of types of potential liabilities which can range from being financially burdensome to those involving criminal prosecution. Click here to review some of the applicable Federal and Illinois Statutes. WE WILL HELP! We will discuss your legal rights, your options, and the most logical courses of action. Your tax return concerns may involve issues, which cause worries, which have little or no possibilities of becoming reality. In some circumstances the government may owe you money or there may be little or no liability. In some instances, however, non-filing can become a criminal offense. Often times electing a rational procedure for addressing the problem allows you to put this problem behind you. In all instances the failure to file represents an potential danger.
Utilizing EXPERIENCED TAX PROFESSIONALS to handle these types of problems is your wise course of action.
Tax Liens and Tax Levies
If you or your business owe tax to the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental agency, you and your business may become the subject of the aggressive collection tactics which governmental agencies are allowed to use. Federal and Local Taxing Authorities do not have to have a judge determine that the amounts they say you owe are accurate. Unlike other collectors, a governmental unit’s determination that you owe money, if uncontested, is the equivalence of a court judgment. On the basis of a determination that you owe money or otherwise are not in compliance with tax law, a governmental agency may “levy” (SEIZE BY ANY MEANS) your property and dispose of the property, to provide for payment of your debt. In addition to levying your property the taxing authority may levy your paycheck, your bank account, stock or bond accounts or any other money or personal property you own. A taxing authority can also levy property held in trust, including residences, creating a particularly difficult situation. Governmental Agencies can levy property, such as accounts receivable, which is already subject to liens by banks or other U.C.C. financiers. Failure to take proper action, such as obtaining “subordination agreements” can result in your business losing its accounts receivable. In addition to levying, another common method used by governmental authorities for collecting tax is filing a tax lien against your property. These liens are usually filed against real estate, and make transfers of real estate difficult. Tax Liens usually appear on your credit report and make if difficult to engage in credit transactions. Most government agencies are subject to specific detailed procedures, which they are supposed to follow before issuing levies and liens. In addition, there are normally procedures in place where levies and liens can be lifted, removed, or dealt with in ways which limit the hardship created. Click here to review some of the applicable Federal and Illinois Statutes. This Firm has the ability to guide you through the dangers and difficulties caused be tax liens and levies.
Utilizing EXPERIENCED TAX PROFESSIONALS to handle these types of problems is your wise course of action.
Employment Tax Problems 941 Issues
Employment taxes are taken most seriously by the government. Of all of the taxes imposed on individuals and businesses, the taxes which are taken the most seriously by governmental units are the so called “employment taxes”. This tax generally refers to the tax, which is taken from the paycheck of the employee, which is then supposed to be forwarded to the Federal or State Government. In the case of “F.I.C.A.” tax, the employer is generally supposed to include a matching contribution to the employees tax. Employment taxes are generally paid for on forms 940 and 941. If you don’t pay your employment taxes, the liabilities mount up quickly. The penalties for not filing and for not paying or paying late are both extremely high and mount up quickly. If you have not taken care of your employment tax issues you are in the situation which is most likely to result in your business being forcibly closed by the Federal or State Government. You are also subject to potential personal liability for the unpaid taxes of a business if you are an owner or responsible employee. Carrying the burden of unpaid employment tax is a hardship, which can destroy the financial future of a business or individual. This Firm knows how to deal with non-filed payroll tax returns and unpaid payroll tax liabilities. We can provide the services you need to minimize the impact of the tax burden on yourself and your business.
Utilizing EXPERIENCED TAX PROFESSIONALS to handle these types of problems is your wise course of action.
IRS Tax and State Tax Audits and Appeals
If you have been notified that you or your business is the subject of an Audit by a Governmental Taxing Authority, you have cause for concern. Despite anything you may have heard to the contrary, the governmental auditor is not “there to help”. They are not a friend to you or your business. Government Auditors are Law Enforcement Officials It is impossible to take back what you intentionally or inadvertently say to them. Our Firm offers audit representation services to people who wan the most protection they can obtain from the unforeseeable, foreseeable or unintended consequences of having a government auditor exploring their financial affairs. We live in a time where candidates for the Untied States Supreme Court are taken out of consideration because they don’t properly report payments to their babysitters. Don’t underestimate the consequences of a pending audit.
Utilizing EXPERIENCED TAX PROFESSIONALS to handle these types of problems is your wise course of action.
Tax Criminal Prosecution
If you are the subject of actual or potential criminal investigation or prosecution by a governmental taxing authority, the #1 rule is: GET YOURSELF TO A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. (STOP COMMUNICATING WITH THE INVESTIGATORS, STOP PROVIDING PAPERWORK, AND SEE A PROFESSIONAL!) Let the professional determine how to best proceed. Criminal tax investigations can have the obvious effect of leading you to being the subject of criminal tax fraud charges. These charges can result in your being sentenced to serve time in prison. In less dramatic cases these charges can result in exceptionally high fines and penalties. Sometimes Criminal Tax investigators do not succeed in finding evidence of criminal tax violations, but instead find evidence of civil tax violations for which the tax and penalties can be high, or the tax investigator uncovers evidence of violations of other laws which you may not even be aware that you or your business are violating. This is not a situation a person should deal with by themselves.
Utilizing EXPERIENCED TAX PROFESSIONALS to handle these types of problems is your wise course of action.
Tax Court
If you or your business has been the subject of an IRS or State of Illinois Audit, or if your business has been the subject of the IRS or the State determining your tax liability when you have not filed, the appropriate remedy may be an appeal to the Federal Tax Court or an appeal under the State of Illinois Administrative Hearing Appeals Process. Appeals from Federal and Illinois Tax liabilities can also take the form of appeals to the United States District Court or the Circuit Court of Cook County. Under "court-type' appeals procedures timing is always a factor and often time is of the essence. The attorneys in this Firm have substantial experience in the appeals procedures available through the Federal and Illinois Court systems. If you have received a notice setting a date within which you should file for the respective tax court you should take immediate action.
Utilizing EXPERIENCED TAX PROFESSIONALS to handle these types of problems is your wise course of action.
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