The average resident of California has little to no understanding of what a federal tax lien is or how it works. Simply put, it is what could happen when you fail to pay your federal income taxes. It is a claim against your property that will not arrive until you...
Finding Real Life Solutions To Your Tax Problem
Attorney Robert T. Leonard
Los Angeles Tax Law Blog
Things to know about failing to file an income tax return
As readers are likely aware, individuals living throughout the nation who make a certain amount of money are expected file a federal income tax return, annually. Despite that knowledge, come mid April each year, inevitably some individuals have failed to do so. The...
Reality star facing criminal tax charges
When most people think about the issues that exist regarding tax matters, they are usually concerned about how much additional money they will need to come up with to cover amounts owed and financial penalties. While this may be the end result for some individuals, in...
Steps to take if you receive a notice from the IRS
There are many things that people look forward to receiving in the mail. A notice from the Internal Revenue Service is not one of those things and when experienced by residents of California, it is generally not a welcomed sight. Further, the recipient is probably...
IRS looking into meals provided by employers routinely
One of the first things that is often brought up when working at Google is discussed is the free meals it provides its employees. In addition to being a tactic to pull in prospective workers, it also makes it easier for employees to work longer hours since they do not...
What is a tax lien and why was it filed against me?
Tax problems are not limited to those who are struggling financially. This is illustrated by the tax problems the actress and singer Vanessa William, is facing. Late last month it was announced that the Internal Revenue Service filed a federal tax lien against her. It...
Possible consequences for failing to file income tax return
There are many reasons why someone might fail to file a federal income tax return. According to one statistic, approximately 5 percent do not fulfill this obligation each year. That’s the equivalent of around 7 million taxpayers. Whatever the reason behind...
Tax matters continue to arise after death
If there’s one good thing about death, it means that your no longer have to deal with what are often complex and time consuming tax matters. This does not mean that taxes related to one’s estate completely disappear however. Instead, someone left behind...
IRS warns again about tax scam
Upon filing a tax return many people think little about income taxes or the Internal Revenue Service the remainder of the year. Imagine then just how disturbing it is to receive a phone call purportedly from the IRS, demanding additional payment. For approximately the...
Are you at risk for being audited?
The phase “income tax audit” strikes fear into the hearts of most people who reside in the Los Angeles, California, area. There is good reason for this as the process is not only intimidating but can be time consuming as well. Audits that do not go well...