Tax Controversy

A lien is a legal method for someone who is owed money to lay a claim on the property of the person that owes them. One entity that can place them is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A lien does not give the IRS the right to take your assets outright. Think of it...

As a business owner, the last thing you need to land on your doorstep is a tax audit.  Even if you’re absolutely certain that you’ve paid every penny in taxes that the government is due, an audit is time-consuming and stressful -- and it eats away at the resources you...

Tax audits occur less frequently than most people believe they do, and most of them are conducted by mail. However, some Naperville, Illinois residents may face an in-person tax audit at some point, and it is wise to prepare for this procedure. According to H&R...

Running your own business is hard. It seems like there’s always a ton of rules to wade through when it comes to every aspect of your business, including when it comes down to hiring employees and independent contractors. Misclassifying an employee as an independent...

A person who owes considerable money to the Internal Revenue Service knows how stressful the situation can be, especially if you don’t have the means to pay what the agency says you owe. For some people, being able to enter into an offer in compromise can help to take...

Especially when one is self-employed in a business, getting a notice of a proposed adjustment to taxes can mean a lot more than just having to come up with some extra money to pay the IRS, or the state taxing authorities, for back taxes. Indeed, sometimes these...

A common source of payroll tax disputes is when the IRS disagrees with an employer's decision to classify a worker as an independent contractor as opposed to an employee.In some situations, it may be fairly clear that a worker is an independent contractor, such as in...

Many family members in Naperville and other parts of the Chicago community help their loved ones out by loaning them money. In many cases, these loans are either officially or unofficially forgivable.To give a practical example, few Illinois parents would honestly...

Many Illinois not-for-profit corporations, both in the Chicago area and in other parts of the state, may wish to try to take advantage of a special tax-exempt status awarded by the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS.Not only does this status give oftentimes critical tax...