And Yet Another New Scheme; The Latest Tax Scam
Issuing an alert to tax professionals and taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service is warning them about a new fake tax scam involving fake CP2000 notices. CP2000 notices are sent as part of the IRS’s Automated Under-Reporter Program when income reported from third party sources, such as employers or 1099’s does not match the income reported on a tax return. It is always sent to the taxpayer through the U.S. Postal Service. In the new scam, the fake CP2000 notice is sent as an attachment to an email, stating there is additional unpaid taxes owed relating to he Affordable Care Act. The notices appear to be issued from an Austin, TX address and includes the request that a check be mailed to an Austin post office box. The email also has a “payment” link within the email.
If you get a questionable notice feel free to call or email Lothamer at 517-484-1040, toll free at 1-800-619-8277 or
Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I’m currently separated from my spouse, who owns his own business, and we are in the process of getting a divorce. I have always filed jointly with my spouse and now the IRS is sending me notices stating I owe $35,000. I have no idea how they are coming up with this amount as my spouse said he was paying the IRS.
Answer: You may be able to avoid this liability entirely under the IRS’s Innocent Spouse Relief rules. Under federal law if an income tax return is signed by both husband and wife, both spouses are 100% responsible for the taxes owed. However, the law permits special consideration where a spouse cannot be held responsible for mistakes that are attributable to the other spouse. If you meet the following criteria you may be able to apply for innocent spouse relief: Your spouse didn’t report all their income; and you were not aware of it and no reason to know about it when you signed the tax return; and it would be unfair to hold you liable for the taxes owed due to your spouse’s error. If you feel you were deceived by your spouse or tricked into signing a return you thought was correct this will help your case too. There are many other ways you may be eligible for relief under the IRS’s innocent spouse rules and we can help sort this out and determine the proper path for resolution.
We at Lothamer Tax Resolution are experts in tax resolution and help taxpayers like you with their IRS Problems every day.
Mobile Home Park Owners will be Moving to Prison
John and Peggy DeYoung of Montana pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States in Federal Court in January, 2017. The DeYoung’s failed to file tax returns since 1998, although they earned income from their ownership interests in two mobile home parks. They were accused of setting up sham trusts using fabricated taxpayer identification numbers and opening bank accounts in the name of the trusts. Income they earned was deposited into those accounts where they used the funds to pay personal expenses. The loss to the U.S. Treasury is estimated at $376,350. Sentencing is set for April, 2017 where they face a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison, restitution and penalties.
We here at Lothamer Tax Resolution will make sure all your rights are protected!
| Amount of Tax Owed | Settlement Amount | Total Saved | Offer # |
| $138,987 | $6,789 | $132,198 | 10243 |
| $411,466.77 | $7,673 | $403,793.77 | 8010 |
| $38,424.63 | $1,296 | $37,126.63 | 3972 |
| $103,027.67 | $27,850 | $75,177.67 | 6727 |
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This month’s Client of the Month is Santiago G. of Onondaga, MI. Santiago’s balances originally began over $47K with the IRS and he settled his balances with IRS for just less than $4K. Santiago commented, “I don’t know what to do with myself, said he was pacing back and forth with joy.”
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Patient is at the doctor’s office, sitting on the exam table. “It’s ‘excise’ tax? And all these years I haven’t worked out because I didn’t want to pay an ‘exercise’ tax.”
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