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Enrolled Agents – The First Tax Professionals, established by an Act of Congress, 1884

Before You Hire a Tax Preparer

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~~ A FINANCIAL ENGINEERING FIRM FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. ~~

Enrolled Agents are the GOLD STANDARD in tax preparation & tax representation!

At BBV, we perform CPR for taxpayers - | TAX CONSULTATION | TAX PREPARATION | TAX REPRESENTATION

What’s the Difference between a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an Enrolled Agent (EA)?

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"It's income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms,
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The following are helpful suggestions when considering engaging a tax preparer:

Always:

  • Ask for a written estimate of all fees before giving your tax records to the preparer
  • Ask if the preparer will e-file your return
  • Ask if the preparer will represent you if you are audited

A tax preparer should never do any of the following:

  • Ask you to sign
    • a blank return
    • an incomplete return, or
    • a return with false information on it
  • Prepare your return without reviewing the records required to complete an accurate return, such as information about your dependents, child care expenses, or tuition payments
  • Guarantee that you’ll receive a tax refund
  • Guarantee that you won’t be audited by the IRS or your state tax department

When your return is completed, you should always:

  • Review the entire return before you sign
  • Make sure your preparer signs the return
  • Get your papers back, including copies of all final returns
  • Get a receipt that contains the preparer’s address and phone number

When you see an ad that reads: “Pay the IRS pennies on the dollar! Act now!”  you should beware! Most of the time these “OIC mills” are trying to get you to submit an Offer in Compromise.

Here’s what you should know: The rejection rate for an offer in compromise is 75%. Out of the approximate 44,000 offers that were submitted in a recent year, just over 11,000 were accepted.  Why the low acceptance rate?

Because an offer in compromise is not for everyone.  The IRS has specific guidelines that must match your submission.  If it doesn’t match, you will likely not end up with an accepted offer.

If you want to pay “pennies on the dollar” you are going to have to meet some rigorous guidelines. Make no mistake: paying the lowest amount possible is a worthwhile goal. But you must be armed and know what the IRS expects to be on a financial statement if you want to get an offer accepted.

Be careful of calls to action that say you must act now before the laws change.  If anything, the laws may change for the better, not for the worse.

A call to a knowlegeable tax professional can help you get through the process in the least complicated manner with the greatest possible chance of success.

Our mission at Better Business Ventures, Inc. is to empower individuals and small business owners to achieve a greater awareness of their tax and accounting needs so that they can effectively use their time to focus on the maximum profitability of their business. Check out our blog at www.SacramentoTaxBlog.com.

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