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During               my               past               seven               seasons               as               a               tax               preparer,               the               tax               preparation               industry               has               been               coming               up               with               ways               to               capitalize               on               two               popular               trends               in               America               today.

Through               various               software               packages               and               refund               options,               convenience               and               instant               gratification               (in               this               case               speed               of               refund)               have               become               standard               services               offered               by               many               tax               professionals               in               the               form               of               online               filing               and               money               now               loans.

The               IRS               even               allows               individuals               under               a               certain               income               level               to               efile               their               taxes               online               for               free.

As               I               attend               various               tax               seminars               offered               by               the               IRS               and               talk               with               other               tax               professionals,               as               well               as               offer               advise               to               friends               that               have               their               returns               prepared               by               others               who               get               them               big               tax               refunds               and               now               are               getting               letters               from               the               IRS,               I               believe               that               in               the               next               several               years               tax               mediation               will               become               even               larger               business               for               tax               professionals.

A               tax               mediator               is               a               tax               professional               (Enrolled               Agent)               that               is               licensed               to               represent               tax               payers               before               the               IRS.

Enrolled               agents               (EAs),               like               attorneys               and               certified               public               accountants               (CPAs),               are               unrestricted               as               to               which               taxpayers               they               can               represent,               what               types               of               tax               matters               they               can               handle,               and               which               IRS               offices               they               can               practice               before.

EAs               take               an               extensive               test               much               like               that               of               a               CPA,               with               the               only               difference               being               their               test               focuses               strictly               on               taxation.

Unlike               CPAs               and               attorneys               who               are               licensed               by               states,               EAs               are               licensed               by               the               U.S.

government.
               When               a               tax               payer               receives               a               letter               from               the               IRS               stating               they               have               reviewed               their               tax               returns               and               have               determined               they               underpaid               their               taxes               for               a               certain               year,               that               individual               would               then               contact               an               enrolled               agent               to               assist               them.

In               other               words,               the               tax               payer               is               being               audited               and               would               turn               to               an               enrolled               agent.

An               enrolled               agent               would               be               a               better               place               to               start,               as               opposed               to               a               certified               public               accountant,               because               not               all               CPAs               specialize               in               taxes,               while               all               EAs               are               schooled               only               to               deal               with               taxes.

The               EA               reviews               the               return               in               question               and               communicates               directly               with               the               IRS               on               the               behalf               of               the               taxpayer,               so               they               don't               have               to               worry               about               that.

In               most               cases               they               have               been               able               to               negotiate               a               much               smaller               settlement               than               what               was               originally               requested               by               the               IRS               which               is               why               when               an               individual               gets               audited               it               is               best               for               them               not               to               try               to               resolve               the               matter               on               their               own.
               The               main               reason               I               believe               that               the               distinctive               letters               EA               will               become               as               common               as               CPA               is               because               of               the               high               number               of               returns               being               questioned               by               the               IRS.

In               a               seminar               I               attended               two               years               ago,               the               speaker               from               the               IRS               warned               the               room               full               of               tax               professionals               they               were               beginning               to               believe               a               large               number               of               individuals               were               exaggerating               numbers               on               their               returns.

Just               this               past               December               an               ex               IRS               auditor               now               turned               EA               told               me               that               she               had               certain               things               she               looked               for               on               a               return               that               lead               her               to               automatically               audit               that               individual.

She               said               that               sometimes               the               information               turned               out               to               be               justified               and               no               further               action               was               taken               by               her               office,               but               more               often               her               hunches               were               correct               and               the               tax               payer               was               then               responsible               for               paying               back               taxes               and               penalties.

The               tax               payer               got               that               large               refund               but               ended               up               paying               it               back               to               the               IRS               and               then               some,               on               top               of               the               penalties               and               interest               they               had               to               pay               for               the               back               taxes,               the               services               of               an               enrolled               agent               are               not               cheap.
               Auditing               past               year               returns               and               getting               back               extra               money               is               big               business               in               the               tax               industry.

Even               some               of               the               leading               tax               preparation               businesses               advertise               amending               tax               payer's               returns               and               getting               large               sums               of               money               back.

Their               claim               is               they               will               review               the               return               and               get               extra               deductions               and               credits               to               increase               your               refund.

In               some               cases               this               is               actually               justified               because               the               original               preparer               left               thousands               of               dollars               off               your               return               that               could               have               been               legally               claimed.

In               this               case               the               tax               preparer               doing               the               amendment               should               be               sure               to               send               along               all               documents               that               support               the               claim               for               a               larger               refund               with               the               1040X.

This               will               eliminate               any               confusion               and               questions               from               the               IRS.
               The               housing               industry               has               recently               taken               a               shift               to               where               the               big               money               in               real               estate               is               in               purchasing               foreclosures               at               low               cost               and               reselling               them               at               market               value.

Those               that               come               in               and               stop               foreclosure               are               actually               providing               the               home               owner               a               great               service               because               once               the               house               is               foreclosed               that               stays               on               your               credit               report               for               10               years.

Many               home               buyers               purchased               houses               before               they               were               ready               as               they               fell               prey               to               predatory               lenders               and               are               paying               for               it               now.
               And               just               as               those               sub-prime               and               interest               only               loans               allowed               many               Americans               to               purchase               homes               that               are               now               being               foreclosed               on               by               banks               in               record               amounts,               those               that               continue               to               reap               the               early               benefits               of               exaggerated               tax               returns               take               the               risk               of               dealing               with               the               IRS               soon.

If               that               letter               comes               from               the               IRS               and               they               say               that               they               have               calculated               your               return               and               you               have               understated               your               income               and               now               owe               an               additional               $6500,               make               sure               you               find               a               good               enrolled               agent.






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