by David Leeper | Apr 6, 2017 | Articles
Today is a glorious day for the U.S. taxpayer. A member of our community has just won one of the most important cases in recent Tax Court history. The IRS has for many years been able to collect the same payroll taxes twice, once from and employee and then again from...
by David Leeper | Apr 5, 2017 | Articles
This is the most important article I have written in 17 years. Please read it- all of it- carefully. I hope you enjoy it. Today is a glorious day. Yessiree, folks this is a great day. I’m going to tell you about a brand new decision by the U.S. Tax Court...
by David Leeper | Mar 27, 2017 | Articles
“I will use my expertise in technology to bring the IRS up to date.” – Steve Mnuchi n, US Treasury Secretary The way the IRS sometimes does things bewilders many, myself included. Let me explain one thing I’d like Mr. Mnuchin to bring up to date. The...
by David Leeper | Mar 26, 2017 | Articles
The Internal Revenue Code provides a penalty for late filing or late payment. The penalty can be 25% of the amount of taxes due plus interest on the tax and also on the penalty itself. Over time penalties can be stacked and in some cases actually double the amount of...
by David Leeper | Mar 19, 2017 | Articles
So I’m on the golf course trying to improve my golf swing. I walk over to the sand trap and practice hitting balls onto the green. After about 30 minutes I start hitting the green regularly. I start thinking I’m a lot better than what I really am. I get a...
by David Leeper | Mar 15, 2017 | Articles
One of those may be by using an employee leasing companies (called a PEO). Some businesses contract with an PEO to take over payment to their employees. The PEO pays the employees and also pays the payroll taxes and files payroll tax returns. The PEO can also...
by David Leeper | Mar 14, 2017 | Articles
So I’m at the golf course watching the golf pro giving lessons to several students. It is a beautiful spring day, the grass is getting green and the air is clear and still. After several minutes of hitting balls, I started feeling a little cocky. So I walked over...
by David Leeper | Mar 13, 2017 | Articles
A Summons is not a Subpoena So I’m at the golf course watching the golf pro give a lesson to several students. It is a beautiful spring day , the grass is getting green and the air is clear and still. After several minutes of hitting balls, I started feeling a...
by David Leeper | Feb 20, 2017 | Articles
Folks, today I want to address those who are not in the good graces of the IRS. That’s right, some of us may not have filed all of our returns or perhaps not paid all of our taxes. Today’s column is for you. There are often a variety of reasons for this. Sometimes...
by David Leeper | Feb 11, 2017 | Articles
On my first day of law school, I saw an incredibly beautiful woman standing in an elevator with 25 guys gawking at her. I introduced myself and asked her out to dinner, oblivious to the snickering guys waiting impatiently for her to put me in my place. Instead, she...
