Robert E. McKenzie Interviewed by Marketwatch About Audit Red Flags

For example, one Chicago-based hot-dog-stand owner said his cost of goods sold was 50% of gross receipts, said Robert McKenzie, a partner in the law firm Arnstein & Lehr. “I know Chicago hot dogs are great, but he had a high cost.” [...]

IRS Revised Rules for Streamlined Installment Agreements

Robert E. McKenzie ©2012

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The IRS recently relaxed its rules for payment of smaller tax liabilities. The revised procedures now allow taxpayers up to 72 months to pay their tax obligations. The new procedures also increase the maximum amount subject to the relaxed streamlined agreements from $25,000 to $50,000.

You may request a monthly installment plan [...]

2012 National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress

On January 11, 2012 National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson released her annual report to Congress, identifying the combination of the IRS’s expanding workload and declining resources as the most serious problem facing taxpayers. The result, the report says, is inadequate taxpayer service, erosion of taxpayer rights, and reduced tax compliance. The Advocate expressed her continuing concern that the IRS’s expanding use of automated processes to adjust tax liabilities is causing harm to taxpayers and recommended that Congress enact a comprehensive Taxpayer Bill of [...]

Robert E. McKenzie’s 2012 Speaking Engagements

 

 

2012                 January 12, 2012

                        Lisle/Naperville, IL          Illinois CPA Society, Fox Valley Chapter

                        January 25, 2012

                        Teleseminar                   Winning Strategies LLC

 

                        February 1, 2012

                        Chicago, IL                    Illinois CPA Society, Chicago Metro Chapter

 

                        March 27, 2012

                        Valparaiso, IN                Valparaiso University

 

                        April 24, 2012

                        Old Orchard, IL              McCormick and Schmick’s

 

                        May 3, 2012

                        Las Vegas, NV              American Institute [...]

2011 IRS REPRESENTATION UPDATE

By: Robert E. McKenzie

 ©2011

1.  A CHANGING IRS

 

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More Compliance Centers to Cease Processing Returns:

1.10    Because of electronic filing the IRS is gradually eliminating its return processing centers. The closure schedule is as follows.

 

Philadelphia, Memphis & Holtsville no longer process
Andover10-09
Atlanta10-11

 

As of October, 2011 there will be 2 returns processing centers [...]