Duluth/Alpharetta/Roswell CPA Firm on Addressing Back Taxes/IRS Representation Problems With the Internal Revenue Service

For the individual or business taxpayer who has run afoul of the IRS and is dealing with seemingly overwhelming tax issues, there are words of wisdom to successfully resolve your tax problems, how to pay your taxes on a timely basis by properly utilizing withholding, estimated payments, and extensions. Though there are many things we can do to help you avoid tax problems and unnecessary penalties, we can also help you discover the general guidelines and rules of how to qualify for and process an Offer in Compromise. This is a process where both the Internal Revenue Service and the State of Georgia will reduce your bill to what you can afford to pay based upon detailed tax regulations, procedures, and careful compliance. Below is a sample letter one might use to begin to address unfiled and unpaid Corporate Income Tax Returns for Back Tax Years:

Internal Revenue Service

Atlanta GA 39901 

I am writing you in a good faith attempt to come to terms over the above taxpayers’ present predicament and to address all the monies they presently have open with the IRS, including both payroll taxes and income taxes.  I am willing/eager to supply you with any information that you might need in order to process their case and to pay any and all outstanding monies. Please forward to me a detailed record of account and summary of their open payroll and income taxes at your earliest convenience. 

I have just finished their corporate return for 2008 and will be working to get their 2009 return completed ASAP. 

I look forward to working with you to satisfactorily address all open client monies and to get all of their returns filed. 

Sincerely, John C. Dillard, CPA, PC, Partner in Charge 

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ To retain John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian Speaker/Author) for your business group or church congregation, you can contact him today at 770.814.9304

His CPA PC…A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm: Never Underestimate the Long-Term Benefits 

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We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Duluth/Atlanta CPA Advises Atlanta Business Owners on Preparing a Balance Sheet…The Atlanta Bookkeeping Series

How to Prepare a Balance Sheet

Preparing a balance sheet in good form will break out the assets and liabilities separating the long-term from the short-term items as well as a separate section for equity. Short-term items are those that are anticipated to be utilized/spent/collected/paid within the next twelve-month period. Long-term assets/liabilities are those whose ultimate disposition is to be addressed beyond the following year and not within it.

A Balance sheet begin with the current asset section with cash usually listed first and then with accounts receivable and inventory following next. Any other short-term items would also be included in this section with care given to presentation to ensure that like kind items and accounts are appropriately detailed and segregated.

Next the long-term assets of a business are listed, consisting of items that will be held by a business beyond the next twelve-month period. In this category you will find a company’s fixed assets such as equipment, furniture and fixtures, vehicles, and leasehold improvements along with their corresponding amortization. Other long-term assets might include any deposits the company has paid or other items anticipated to be an asset beyond the next year.

Subsequently  on a company’s financial/balance sheet you will find the current liabilities section, which will list all of the items a firm owes and believes it will need to address short term. This section typically will have included in accounts payable, payroll and sales taxes payable, customer deposits, and any short term portion of any notes payable (the long term principal portion of the note will appear on long term debt section which should immediately follow the current liability section).

A balance sheet ends with the equity/stock section which details a company’s stock, retained earnings/capital account, distributions/dividends, and the annual year to date net income (loss) of the business for which most accounting packages rolls forward from the profit and loss. Your distribution account should be closed at the end of each year to the retained earnings/capital account at the end of each year so that the net worth of a business might be tracked.

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ To retain John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian Speaker/Author) for your business group or church congregation, you can contact him today at 770.814.9304 

His CPA PC…A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm: Never Underestimate the Long-Term Benefits. Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!

Gwinnett/Duluth GA/Tucker CPA Advises Atlanta Taxpayers While Evaluating Whether or Not to Submit and Offer in Compromise

Staying on your “P’s & Q’s” with your taxes is essential but it is even more important when processing an Offer in Compromise to Address Back Taxes, IRS Representation & Submitting an Offer in Compromise. Below is a sample letter that I might sent a client to address such time sensitive tax planning issues:

I wanted to be sure you are aware of the issues at hand and correspondence to date: 

- I  originally forwarded to you the general rules of processing an Offer in Compromise detailing the urgency and details of submitting same.

-Then I filed my Power of Attorney asking for sixty days to file all of your returns and to file an Offer. If we are to meet this deadline I need your corporate and personal income tax data by this week. Then by the end of next week I will need a new Form 433A, Form 433B and Form 656, for you to give me an estimate of what your 2010 profits will be from each business so that we can tax plan for accordingly.

-Just this past week I sent you a e-mail detailing your commitment to file the 2009 corporate and personal income tax returns within ten days.

- I recently forwarded more correspondence to the IRS office asking that there be no collection efforts.

-Just yesterday I sent you data needed to properly prepare your returns.

-This will confirm our discussions that you are aware of the need to pay your taxes as you go or the IRS will not even consider an Offer in Compromise.

-This will confirm our conversations that I suggest that ASAP after we complete the 2010 tax planning above that you retain a payroll service to pay/keep your taxes current. 

I will send you under separate cover information about keeping your filings and tax payments current. 

If you fail to meet the deadlines above I believe the IRS ASAP will soon

-File Liens

-File Levies

-Seize Accounts/Assets

-Garnishment Income/W-2 wages 

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And this is only some of the information available on our web site. You also have at our blog a host of other varied and timely tax and business management issues you can use. 

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ To retain John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian Speaker/Author) for your business group or church congregation, you can contact him today at 770.814.9304 

His CPA PC…A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm: Never Underestimate the Long-Term Benefits 

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it! 

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Atlanta CPA Firm Offers Tax Guidance to Running Your Atlanta Business

Understanding the nuances and issues affecting business owners is essential to the efficient running of a business. Below is a sample excerpt that I might receive addressing unpaid Atlanta Back Taxes, Setting up an Installment Plan with the IRS, filing of payroll tax reports and their impact on the filing and payment deadlines of corporate income tax returns. 

I am killing myself trying to get 2009 finished.  I’m not sure what the deal is with the bookkeeper but I’ve had to make a change.   I finally was able to get my payroll file yesterday only to discover they did not file 941’s for the last 3 quarters of 2009 or GA withholding for the last 2 quarters.  What a mess!  I was up late last night doing those.  Thankfully the bookkeeper had made some payments online and we are overpaid for the year on 941 tax. I am so in over my head right now trying to handle the day-to-day office stuff while catching up the accounting side.   

We may need to extend 1120S but I plan to have all to you in time to file before the April 15 deadline for our S Corporation.

Below is my response: 

Please be reminded we have two deadlines to contend with. One is the corporate return which is March 15th and is easily extended.

 The second is getting on an Installment Plan which I do not suggest we push past the thirty days from the date of the IRS notice being mailed out to you. The concern there is that we do not want to immediately void an Installment Plan if we cannot pay in full the taxes owned on the 2009, as paying your taxes current is a condition of an Installment Plan staying in place.

One of the first things that I believe would be in your best interest is to hire a payroll service to prepare all of your payroll checks, debit your account to pay and to file all of your payroll tax reports. Payroll is perhaps the most administratively burdensome issue addressing America Small Business Owners and assigning this duty to a outside payroll processor who does only this, is a wise and prudent decision. In fact, I have found that even though I am a CPA that a payroll service can process my payroll

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And this is only some of the information available on our web site. You also have at our blog a host of other varied and timely tax and business management issues you can use. 

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (A Duluth CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ To retain John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian Speaker/Author) for your business group or church congregation, you can contact him today at 770.814.9304 

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it! 

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Award Winning Duluth, GA CPA Teaches Tucker/DeKalb/Forsyth/Alpharetta Business Owners Advice on Incorporating

Lifting the Veil Surrounding Entity Selection, When Incorporating in Georgia 

Choosing the correct entity for your new Georgia business is not the faint hearted or ill prepared. “Learning the Ropes” and how best to Incorporate Your New Metro Atlanta Business will do much to ensure that you only Pay Your Lowest Legal Possible Tax. Below is a sample of a recent inquiry received: 

I formed an LLC. I am doing professional services as by business and it is in the State of Georgia. I have registered my company with the State and also have FEIN #. I have a business checking account and payment for my work is paid into that account. I draw my expenses from that. My revenue so far is small and for the last few months.

I want to convert to S-Corp by filing with IRS. How soon this should be done? Can I do this retroactively? That is do I have to a 1099 or C-Corp till today and S-Corp from the day I file with IRS for S-Corp. Appreciate a general reply, if not specific points. Can I avail your CPA services? What are the charges? Thanks  

Below is my response: 

Thanks for visiting www.HisCPA.com I can help you with all of that.

I will send you under separate cover a information about converting your LLC to an S Corporation for tax purposes and yes we can get the Incorporation Date as the S Corporation effective date if we act soon.  

Quality wise we strive to be second to no one, while fee wise we strive to be mid-range.  I would welcome talking to you about your becoming a client and us serving your CPA needs for many years to come. All the Best,  John Dillard CPA   

LLC’s can Legally Convert to an S Corporation Saving Thousands Annually. LLC’s came in vogue approximately fifteen years ago when the state of Georgia enacted legislation allowing an LLC (Limited Liability Company) to be established. Although the LLC does allow for some greater flexibility and ease of operation it often results in a higher tax obligation that might not have been incurred if the business was an S Corporation.    

Tax law treats all the earned income from an LLC as being subject to both FICA & Medicaid taxes whereas an S Corporation has to pay those taxes reflected on W-2’s. For tax purposes, the law allows an S Corporation to legally convert to being an S Corporation as long as all active employee/owners pay themselves a fair and reasonable salary. This number is best determined by the facts, position, and profit of a business and the truest test of this calculation is what a business owner would have to pay someone else to perform their position.    

All businesses are unique and therefore all saving opportunities are different. But even the smallest of businesses with the smallest of profits may save approximately $6000 by converting from an LLC to an S Corporation. Already this year, we completed this process for an LLC saving them $25,274 of FICA/Medicaid taxes.   

There are only four rules to qualify for being an S Corporation.  You must: -Have a December 31st year-end.  -Have less than 100 shareholders.  -Have shareholders who are U.S. citizens or resident aliens.  -Have only one class of stock.  

We offer a free initial consultation to see if converting your business to an S Corporation for tax purposes makes sense to you. Put our decades of experience to work for you ensuring you pay your lowest legal possible tax. 

A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm: Never Underestimate the Long Term Benefits. 

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and an Alpharetta/Tucker CPA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) 

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!    

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Duluth GA on Utilizing Entity Selection for Your New Georgia Business 

Choosing the correct entity for your new Georgia business is not the faint hearted or ill prepared. “Learning the Ropes” and how best to Incorporate Your New Metro Atlanta Business will do much to ensure that you only Pay Your Lowest Legal Possible Tax. Below is a sample of a recent inquiry received: 

On December 2, 2009, I formed an LLC. I am doing professional services as by business and it is in the State of Georgia. I have registered my company with the State and also have FEIN #. I have a business checking account and payment for my work is paid into that account. I draw my expenses from that. My revenue so far is small and for the last few months.

My question is: I want to convert to S-Corp by filing with IRS. How soon this should be done? Can I do this retroactively?

Appreciate a general reply, if not specific points.
Can I avail your CPA services? What are the charges? Thanks 

Below is my response: 

Thanks for visiting www.HisCPA.com I can help you with all of that. 

I will send you under separate cover a information about converting your LLC to an S Corporation for tax purposes and yes we can get the Incorporation Date as the S Corporation effective date if we act soon. 

Quality wise we strive to be second to no one, while fee wise we strive to be mid-range. 

I would welcome talking to you about your becoming a client and us serving your CPA needs for many years to come. 

All the Best, John Dillard CPA  

 LLC’s can Legally Convert to an S Corporation Saving Thousands Annually 

LLC’s came in vogue approximately fifteen years ago when the state of Georgia enacted legislation allowing an LLC (Limited Liability Company) to be established. Although the LLC does allow for some greater flexibility and ease of operation it often results in a higher tax obligation that might not have been incurred if the business was an S Corporation.  

Tax law treats all the earned income from an LLC as being subject to both FICA & Medicaid taxes whereas an S Corporation has to pay those taxes reflected on W-2’s. For tax purposes, the law allows an S Corporation to legally convert to being an S Corporation as long as all active employee/owners pay themselves a fair and reasonable salary. This number is best determined by the facts, position, and profit of a business and the truest test of this calculation is what a business owner would have to pay someone else to perform their position.  

All businesses are unique and therefore all saving opportunities are different. But even the smallest of businesses with the smallest of profits may save approximately $6000 by converting from an LLC to an S Corporation. Already this year, we completed this process for an LLC saving them $25,274 of FICA/Medicaid taxes.  

There are only four rules to qualify for being an S Corporation.  You must:

-Have a December 31st year-end.

-Have less than 100 shareholders.

-Have shareholders who are U.S. citizens or resident aliens.

-Have only one class of stock.

 We offer a free initial consultation to see if converting your business to an S Corporation for tax purposes makes sense to you. Put our decades of experience to work for you ensuring you pay your lowest legal possible tax.

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm) today.

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and an Atlanta CPA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!    

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

 Duluth  CPA Firm Advises Business Owners How to Lower Their 2009 Tax Bill 

Below is a sample letter we might sent to a taxpayer as well as a checklist of items to evaluate when planning for your 2009 tax bill to both the IRS and Georgia/state. Being well aware of these items will do much to prevent unnecessary tax surprises: 

In Working on Your 2009 Tax Planning Please: 

-Please forward a copy of your year to date pay stub showing this year’s total gross wages and withholding.
-Please advise of any substantive changes you anticipate occurring when comparing your 2008 Personal Tax Return to 2009 Actual Results.

-When you forwarded the detail of your financial data recap for the year you separated out payroll from taxes. Were all of these monies to pay wages and payroll taxes for the business owner or were they for other items and personnel. Please forward a recap of the detail of these items. 

Especially as we close the tax year, we need to take a look at your financials to do some tax planning for the year. Below please find recapped below a list of the items we will need in order to properly evaluate and plan for your year-end taxes as well as address any year-end tax planning ideas.

As the end 2009 approaches, it’s time to think about what can be done to minimize the amount of taxes paid to the IRS by your business. Although tax planning should be a year-round process, there are several year-end strategies you can take, particularly if you are an S Corporation.

Below is a checklist as the end of the year approaches:

• Keep  your inventory as low as possible on December 31st. Since you are taxed based on the value of your goods in stock, it makes sense to minimize your inventory.
• If you are an accrual-based taxpayers may want to consider delaying end of December billing until early January. Since income is recognized when it is billed, you can delay the tax effects from 2009 until 2010.
• Locate and record all tax-deductible expenses and accounts payable before the end of 2009, rather than waiting until next year. This includes your personal expense report for December. Cash-based taxpayers must pay these expenses, while accrual-based taxpayers need only to receive and enter the bills.
• Setting up a qualified retirement plan. A defined-benefit plan can be a good way to reduce taxes while preparing for your retirement.
• Turn in an expense report and obtain reimbursement by years-end for any business expenses you might have incurred personally such as business mileage on your personal vehicle.

2009 Year End Planning Tips

Keep track of your business mileage, the rate for 2009 is 55 cents per mile. Please keep in mind IRS rules state that you must have kept a log of the miles you have driven to take this deduction.

Business owners should take additional steps to ensure the success of their businesses in 2010. If you expect a big change in your 2010 income, you should consult with an accountant now to minimize the tax impact. If you are a subchapter S corporation, you should plan to have the annual meeting of your Board of Directors as close to the new year as possible.

While this generic tax advice can be helpful to any small business, there are probably some specific steps your business can take to reduce taxes at the end of 2009. We have helped many small businesses in Atlanta and North Georgia minimize their tax liabilities and increase their profitability. We would be happy to sit down with you and discuss your situation. Please feel free to call or contact us.

 John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and an Atlanta CPA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm) today.

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Duluth CPA Advises Atlanta Taxpayers on Filing of Back Taxes & Old Income Tax Returns 

The filing of old back tax returns often “freezes” taxpayers who become too scared to address their open monies. Below is an example of an inquiry from a taxpayer seeking advice on filing of past unfiled income tax returns: 

I’m looking for help filing back taxes (last 5 years) and I am desperate to get my tax situation in order. I need to find help I can afford!

Thank you very much, 

Below is my response to their inquiry: 

Thanks for visiting www.HisCPA.com I would suggest using us to get your back taxes filed. On the contact page of my website I have a checklist you can use to pull your information together to file the returns. In the interim I have recapped a bit about our business philosophy and services.

When addressing unfiled tax returns and to file back taxes, frequently the options look bleak, as often they are. However there is good news for those who are desirous to look “outside the box” in looking to solve your IRS tax problems. Knowing the ins and outs of varying programs will do much to help you know what is in your best interest. After you have filed you back taxes and got all of your returns filed with the IRS it is then time to turn your attention toward the successful payment of your open IRS obligations.

IRS Installment plans are essentially long range, but are frequently the most convenient way to solve an IRS tax bill short term. However this option is frequently the worst option as interest and penalties continue to be assessed thus ensuring that you continue to owe even more additional monies rather than less. Form 9465 is used by taxpayers with the IRS to make an Installment Agreement Request to set up a monthly payment plan. If at all possible it is recommended that before you set up an installment plan, you look to other options available such as a loan from a bank.

Also great care should be taken to be a forward thinker when doing your cash flow and to plan long term to ensure that you will be able to fulfill the financial commitment you make in a Formal IRS Installment Plan. For example, if you owe taxes for the 2008 tax year and have not yet filed your 2009 returns and have not yet done adequate tax planning for 2010, setting up an Installment Plan with the IRS might be one of the worst things you can do. Care should be exercised to both, get all of your back/old income tax returns filed first and then to evaluate your 2010 taxable income to ensure that you will have the taxes and monies to pay all of the tax years in question. Failing to do so can be especially problematic as one of the rules of being on an Installment Plan is that you have to stay current on all of your filings and payments for the duration of the payment period, or the IRS will void the Installment Agreement and reinstate collection efforts. Considering all of these options allows you to have a much less problematic agreement and avoid unnecessary headaches, professional fees, and additional fines, penalties and interest. 

To learn more about IRS Representation issues see:

How Atlanta Tax Audits are Selected
Learning about how audits are selected is the first step to discovering how to overcome the emotional and financial distress that normally occurs as part of the audit process. Lifting this veil will help keep you on an even keel in learning how to deal with the IRS audit. Visit http://www.hiscpa.com/irs-selection.html

Addressing Back Taxes for Atlanta Taxpayers When the IRS Notice Arrives
Rather than beginning the process in fear, discover how you can better prepare yourself so that you are not surprised at the audit process and its ultimate results. By seeing through to the other side you can best ready yourself to close your audit with no adjustments and no additional monies due. See http://www.hiscpa.com/irs-audit.html

Solving Atlanta IRS Tax Issues
Don’t fight the IRS but work with them to resolve your tax problems. Discover a myriad of legal ways the IRS is eager and willing to work with you to resolve any unpaid debts, penalties, and interest. To learn more http://www.hiscpa.com/working-with-the-irs.html

Paying Your Taxes – Withholding & Extensions for Metro Atlanta Taxpayers
Paying your taxes made easy. This section will enable you to quickly grasp the general guidelines of tax law requiring that you pay taxes as you earn money. As well, extensions and their uses and limitations are disclosed and discovered. Visit http://www.hiscpa.com/paying-taxes.html

How to Avoid an IRS Audit for Atlanta Taxpayers
Discover simple steps that you can do to help prevent an IRS audit. Though the tax code is at times very difficult to understand and comply, these basic simple steps will help you avoid an IRS audit. See http://www.hiscpa.com/avoiding-audits.html

Solving IRS Tax Problems: Submitting an Georgia Offer in Compromise
When all else fails and if you qualify, the IRS and Georgia both have a program which will enable you to work to solve the severest tax problems. Visit http://www.hiscpa.com/offer-in-compromise.html

Utilizing IRS Installment Plans for Metro Atlanta Taxpayers to Pay Your Past Due Taxes
The IRS has long been in the business of helping taxpayers get back into the system to ensure that taxpayers are able to pay their taxes over time. For those who do not qualify for an Offer in Compromise or to pay the taxes and interest in full, while seeking penalty abatement, an Installment Plan is a prudent and wise choice and alternative to get your past taxes due paid and current. See http://www.hiscpa.com/installment-plans.html

 John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant in Duluth, GA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian CPA Firm) today.

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

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 Ethical Will—Not the Only Way  

If you feel strongly enough to commit your values to writing, why not discuss them with your family now? 

An ethical will is essentially a letter from you to your family that articulates your values and beliefs, relates the life lessons you hope to pass on and spells out your aspirations for your family. In theory, writing an ethical will sounds beneficial and fulfilling—and the fact that more clients are asking about it reflects the growing realization that one’s legacy consists of much more than the tangible things we leave to our heirs. But in practice, ethical wills may represent a missed opportunity. 

Assessing Effectiveness

On one hand, writing an ethical will can be an extremely valuable exercise if your main purpose is self exploration—in other words, if the exercise is primarily directed inward. Indeed, many proponents of ethical wills emphasize the opportunity they afford to learn about ourselves, reflect on our lives and re-evaluate what is important to us. 

If your purpose, however, is to perpetuate your values or beliefs—largely an outward-looking enterprise—then an ethical will might disappoint. When the document is read just before or after a death, the views expressed can seem like a parental decree. Some family members may even be tempted to wonder why, if it was so important for the author to say these things, he or she didn ’ t share them while still alive. 

Top-Down Tone

To take it one step further, an ethical will’s effectiveness can be dubious even when it’s circulated during a writer’s life—unless it is part of another process that invites communal discussion and contributions. Ethical wills, by their very nature, speak with a single voice, so it’s hard to avoid the impression that the author is trying to impose his or her values, instilling them from the top down rather than helping them take root from the bottom up. 

Let’s look at a real-life example of a wealthy family that discovered this while creating a mission statement for their business. The mission statement was created in the executive suite and pushed down into the employee ranks. In short, it never took—and the family quickly learned that their employees needed to feel a sense of ownership, or the mission statement would never resonate. 

When the senior family members decided it would be worthwhile to create a family mission statement, they made the process as inclusive as possible. Every family member participated fully, weighing in on questions like what they valued deeply and what they hoped to accomplish as a family. This process sparked a rich and deeply rewarding series of intergenerational conversations. 

An Alternative Solution

This family’s experience not only is instructive; it illustrates that a family mission statement can be a much more effective alternative to an ethical will. At times communal conversations about family values and goals are daunting at the outset, making a simple letter seem like an easier option. But it is these very conversations that can enhance a legacy more than any letter from the grave ever will. 

To learn more you can contact Mr. Jeff Shoup Vice President – Wealth Management, Financial Planning Specialist, Portfolio Manager, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney by calling 404-842-2236 or visiting http://fa.smithbarney.com/the_shoup_group  

 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. To the extent that this material or any attachment concerns tax matters, it is not intended to be used and cannot be used by a taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed by law.   Any such taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. 

© 2009 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.  Member SIPC.

Gwinnett CPA on Navajo Family Missions: Should Your Family Served God in the Mission Field?…Taking Christianity Into the World 

Recently I received a note from one of our very important team members that speaks volumes as to why I believe that Mission work is one the very best ways to release God’s power into your life. I invite you to read it solely and listen to God’s pulling on your heart. 

Good morning family.  It always amazes me of God’s perfect timing.  Last evening some of us met to discuss future plans for our next visit to our second home, Pueblo Pintado and this a.m. I finally carve time out of my busy schedule to sit and read Carol’s amazing words of reflection on our trip this year to Pueblo Pintado!!!!!!!!!!!  Praise God for Carols’ gift and time to assist us in remembering who’s we are and who we serve.  Carol I can’t thank you enough for your special gift to us all.  I was once again able to enjoy our journey and mission, but to also get caught up with the other Miracles God has provided for other team members.  PRAISE GOD!   

As we were driving home last evening (he tired from a long day at work) we both agreed how blessed and full of sweetness our life has become.  Our PP family adds to that sweet taste and fills our hearts to a different level.  It is amazing how comfortable and safe I feel with my mission team family.  I truly have nothing to hide, I am able to share my weaknesses and strengths and am loved for both.  Thank you Lord for your blessings on this mission team.  We feel your love and spirit.   

In God’s Grace, Awee’ Chiin (My Navajo Name) 

To gain a bit of our work there I invite you to watch our video. I entreat you to pray before you watch, that you watch with a open heart, and then that you listen to the Lion of Judah, Our God, speaking to your heart. Perhaps your family, your church, your Bible study group might join our Family Missions Work to the Navajo as we call down the power of Almighty God as we Worship, Grow and Serve Jesus Christ. See God at work at  http://bit.ly/QS0V9 If you listen and watch with an open heart, it will change your world.

To gain a glimpse of our vision visit or if your church wants to get involved with our work visit   http://www.hiscpa.com/blog/2009/07/30/casting-a-vision-navajo-family-missions-taking-christianity-into-the-world/ 

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant in Duluth, GA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian CPA Firm) today.

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.