Heading off to work early today and then will leave for home a little after lunch before the predicted storm comes in.
I always am looking for good friends that listen. What about you?
http://www.oregonlive.com/pets/index.ssf/2011/02/pet_talk_dogs_for_the_deaf_pro.html
I just have one thing to say, amazing.
Next up is some helpful news should you get an IRS notice.
http://www.walletpop.com/2011/02/22/taxpayer-rights-what-you-need-to-know-if-you-get-audited/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-sb-n%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk1%7C202749
I do take issue with a couple of items. I wouldn't ask to record a meeting with the IRS and I wouldn't represent myself before the IRS unless I met with a professional first.
What's in a name? A rose by any other name is still rose. Is a town by any other name still a town?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110222/od_nm/us_australia_speed
Do you think Speedkills, will keep speed from killing?
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Lovely story about the hearing dog(s), and an excellent article about dealing with an audit, though I share your reservations, and would just contact my tax preparer asap if an audit threatened.
As to the town name, well, lotsa luck. I'll give them brownie points for trying.
Here's hoping you don't get hit with too much snow. Glad you're prepared to stay home tomorrow and are leaving before it comes in today.
Great story on Dogs for the Deaf. This is a program that the Good Sam (RV) Club supports full time, with everything from raising money for donations to some members acting as foster homes and trainers and coordinators, so I hear a lot about it in the monthly magazine.
As to the IRS article - I went through two audits, back in the late seventies, in Juneau. First, they demanded I go to Anchorage for the audit (read: plane ticket, time from work, hotel). I refused to do that and did get the audits moved to Juneau. The first one, many of the records had been destroyed when the basement garage flooded in Mpls, but I was able to get some letters to prove my case. The second one, a year later, I was within something like $35, after the auditor went through everything, which means it was "forgiven." That auditor told me if I was audited the following year, I was to stand up and scream, "Harassment." I was on my own both times, as I either prepared my own return or the preparer was in Mpls. And, yes, the idea of an audit occurring again terrifies me. Himself suspects we were audited last year, since we got a notice saying we'd overpaid our taxes by a small amount, which they were refunding.
The town name? Be interesting to see if it makes any difference.
Hi Pat
I loved the dog story.
The IRS articles had some really good tips but I do think you ask to record the audit meeting you are toast.
I think the towns needs to change the people instead of the name of the town.
Bill
Hi DR
No snow now and they have downsized to two inches of snow. I wish the weather folks would keep their mouth shuts until there were sure what we were going to get.
I guess Dogs For The Deaf is located in Souther Oregon. What a good cause for the RV club to donate to.
You did great on your audits but you are the exception to the rule. The Auditor on the second audit was right to tell you to yell harrassment. What a lot of people don't realize is that as a result of Nixon and him using the IRS to audit enemies Congress passed a harrassment rule. If you are audited for two years and little or no adjustment resulted you cannot be audited a third year if you claim harrassment. The IRS won't usually tell you about, you have to bring it up. You got a good honest auditor that told you what to do.
You weren't audited last year. All returns go through a computer matching process now. So many more documents are required to be sent to the IRS that the computers have a system matching up the information you reported with what the IRS received. That isn't an audit. Unless you got a letter that said "we have selected your return for audit." no human hands have touched your return other than the date entry personnel.
Bill
Actually, when the auditor told me to scream harassment, she did say that if I told anyone who said to do that she'd have to kill me . Said she wasn't supposed to give me that little bit of information.
Interesting about the matching. Nice to know it wasn't an audit. I think.
My rule is, you should never go to your own audit. Or if you insist, hire someone to represent you and keep your mouth shut tight.
We had a guy a couple of months ago who insisted on going, and wouldn't shut up. Our employee who was representing him kept quietly suggesting he stop talking, and he wouldn't. He finally volunteered something the auditor hadn't even asked about, and got the audit expanded to three years. He ended up owing about $20,000 by the time it was done.
Hi DR
I would like that auditor.
I kind of like the matching program because it targets people that don't report income. There used to be a huge underground economy where someone would hire somone and paid they as an independent contractor. The contractor then wouldn't report his income because the IRS never knew about it. Now the IRS requires the company to issue 1099's to the contractor and send a copy to the IRS. The hundreds of millions of unpaid tax for underground employees has decreased substantially.
Bill
Hi Mary
With me it depends on the client. I won't let my client go alone but whether or not they come with me depends on the client. Some really hold themselves out pretty well. The ones that have the hate the government attitude I keep miles from the IRS or the ones that have the know it all attitude attitude I also keep away. I do meet with them a ahead of time and go over some rules that they must follow if they go with me. Treat the auditor with respect, he or she is just doing their jobs, answer all questions honestly but don't give answers to questions not asked, and if you aren't sure of the answer let me take over.
The guy that insisted on going is just tragic but more common than people think. And when he ended up owing he probably blamed your employee.
Bill
thanks for this tips
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