IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers

Taxpayers applying for Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers are running into many problems with rejection of Form W-7. The latest has been that the IRS has rejected appropriately filed applications right down to correctly certified copies of the passport....

Notices for taxpayers from the IRS

Now that the first and major filing deadline for 2012 of 15 April has passed, taxpayers may be receiving notices from the IRS. In contrast to the New Zealand system, through which taxpayers receive a Return Acknowledgement upon filing tax returns, the IRS does not...

Return preparers – professional obligations

The professional conduct of paid US tax return preparers is heavily regulated under the Internal Revenue Code. It is timely to note that return preparers cannot, under any circumstances, negotiate or cash a taxpayer’s tax refund check. Even authorization to...