You may have heard people talking about how the IRS is expanding due to new funding that they received. They are going to hire around 19,000 new workers over the course of 2023, these reports continue, which is roughly the same amount of people who are hired in 2022....
What you need to know about eggshell audits
On Behalf of Demetrius J. Karos, Ltd. | Dec 27, 2022 | IRS, Tax Evasion
If your tax returns have sufficient indications of fraud, the IRS will conduct a civil examination to uncover the truth, commonly known as an eggshell audit. As the name suggests, you must take great care to avoid facing criminal consequences. For instance, you may...
Should I worry about an IRS audit?
On Behalf of Demetrius J. Karos, Ltd. | May 19, 2021 | IRS
Once you submit your tax return, you might still lose sleep over it. You might lie awake expecting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to knock on your door and tell you they want to audit your company. However much you trust your accounting team, you know mistakes...
What do you do if you forget to file your taxes?
| May 5, 2021 | IRS
It’s not uncommon for people to miss the tax-filing deadline, even though most people know when it is. They might miss it unintentionally or refuse to file for other reasons. If you haven’t filed a tax return for the past year when you were supposed to, then you still...
International accounts don’t protect you from taxes
On Behalf of Demetrius J. Karos, Ltd. | Dec 24, 2020 | IRS
For decades, offshore banking has been synonymous with tax avoidance, if not outright tax evasion, by wealthy people and corporations. People with significant resources may have funneled them into accounts held in countries that did not report those accounts to the...
What’s the difference between a lien and a levy?
| Aug 31, 2020 | IRS
People who owe money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will often try to get it paid as quickly as possible. Most individuals know how serious the consequences are if you don’t pay and just ignore the IRS. This is a ruthless agency that’s going to do anything...
Not paying the IRS can lead to hash actions
On Behalf of Demetrius J. Karos, Ltd. | Aug 5, 2020 | IRS
The Internal Revenue Service is one of the most aggressive creditors that some individuals will face. This is because the government entity has very harsh penalties that it can use for individuals who don’t pay their income taxes as they should. The easiest way to...
Do you owe money to the IRS? You have options
On Behalf of Demetrius J. Karos, Ltd. | Jul 15, 2020 | IRS
No one wants to learn that they owe money to the IRS, but this could become your reality at some point in the future. If it does, the first thing you should do is keep calm. This isn’t a time to panic, as there are options available to you. Once you come to grips with...
Taking, paying in cash not illegal per se, but risky
On Behalf of Demetrius J. Karos, Ltd. | Aug 16, 2019 | IRS
Contrary to popular perception, it is not illegal to pay an employee in cash per se.However, it is a risky move for a number of reasons. The big issue with so-called under the table, that is, cash, payments is that it is quite easy to fall short in one's legal...
How can I be penalized following an IRS audit?
On Behalf of Demetrius J. Karos, Ltd. | Apr 12, 2019 | IRS
With April 15 coming up quickly, most residents of Frankfort and the other Chicago suburbs are looking forward to filing their taxes, paying what they owe or collecting their refund and being done with income taxes for the year.However, some residents of Illinois and...
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