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IRS Tax Tip: Renting Your Vacation Home
According to a new tip from IRS.gov, if you rent your vacation home for less than fifteen days, you may not have to report it at all. This means, generally, that if you rent your home for 2 weeks per year or less, your rental income is tax free and you won't need to show […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 5, 2022Business Owner Refuses to Pay Federal Taxes, IRS Loses Faith
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 5, 2022Tax Evader in Mega Trouble
Pawel Bartoszek, the owner of Mega State, a construction company in New York, was charged with filing false business and personal tax returns from 2015 to 2017. During that time Bartoszek cashed more than six million dollars in checks paid to Mega State at check cashing businesses, instead of deposi
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 30, 2022Levy Released on $1.9 Million Tax Debt with IRS
When you owe the IRS a lot, they have no problem assigning their most skilled agents to your case. In this particular instance a taxpayer came to our firm owing almost $2 million. The IRS had become aggressive in their collection actions and instituted a wage garnishment against the taxpayer by send
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 30, 2022Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I received a Notice of Federal Tax Lien from the IRS for unpaid taxes and I’m scared and don’t know what to do. How do I get this situation resolved? Answer: A Notice of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL) is public record and is generally filed with the County Recorder where you reside. It’s a […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readJul 29, 2022Pennsylvania Nurse owes $93,523 to IRS & Settles for $2,500
Dealing with back tax liabilities can be tough, especially when you’re a nurse busy caring for others. This taxpayer came to our firm after the IRS had issued a wage garnishment against her income. After forcing the IRS to release the garnishment, we knew that it was in our clients best interest to
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 27, 2022Small Business Owner – Owe Payroll Taxes? Here’s What To Do.
Unpaid payroll taxes are a serious matter to the IRS and are some of the worst kind of back taxes you can owe. If you’re a small business owner with a payroll tax problem, read on to learn what you can do to avoid the IRS crippling your business or worse, shutting your business down […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•5 min readJul 25, 2022USA Network’s Todd & Julie Chrisley Each Facing 30 Years in Jail for Fraud!
Stars of the popular reality TV show Chrisley Knows Best, Todd and Julie Chrisley were found guilty of financial fraud and tax evasion, with each facing up to 30 years in prison. Chrisley Knows Best is USA Network’s most watched current original series and depicts a family with traditional values wh
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 25, 2022Did You Know?
In Canada, makers of children’s breakfast cereal are granted a tax exempt status if their cereals contain free toys. However, this exemption is limited to toys that are not “beer, liquor, or wine.” Contact McCauley Law Offices, P.C. today to discuss your TAX JAM and get the IRS off your back!
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 25, 2022IRS Tax Tip 2022-95: Year-round tax planning: All taxpayers should understand eligibility for credits and deductions
If you had a 50% off coupon for your favorite store, and the products you are purchasing are eligible for this discount, why would you want to shell out more money that you had to? The same goes for your taxes! Your hard earned dollars are better off in your bank account than the IRS' […]
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•2 min readJul 25, 2022Dentist and Wife Get Their Teeth into More Than They Can Chew
An Alaska dentist and his wife, Glenn and Saray Lockwood, have been charged with tax evasion, bankruptcy fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. The couple is accused of evading 3.5 million dollars in federal income taxes starting in 2013. To impede IRS collection efforts, the couple filed a false b
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 22, 2022IRS Interest Rates Increase for the Third Quarter of 2022
The Internal Revenue Service announced that interest rates will increase for the calendar quarter beginning July 2022. The rates will be: 5% for overpayments (4% in the case of a corporation). 2.5% for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000. 5% for underpayments. 7% for large corpo
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 19, 2022The Buck Stops Here Says the IRS
Devon Buck, the owner of DCL Landscaping in Pennsylvania, has been charged with attempting to evade income taxes. From 2015 to 2019 Buck tried to evade $203,324 in federal income taxes by requesting that many of his clients make checks payable to him personally as opposed to the company. Buck went a
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 18, 2022Stanford University Employee Flunks Out
Patricia Castaneda, who worked in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University, was sentenced to prison for stealing Apple MacBooks that were meant for faculty and staff members. Ordering the MacBooks was one of her duties in her position. And from 2010 to 2016 she sold the MacBooks
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 15, 2022Is it Bad to Settle With the IRS?
You may have heard on the radio, TV, and online, that you can settle your tax bill for less than what you owe. But are these claims actually true? And can you really settle your tax debt without hurting yourself in the long run? Some of these national tax resolution firms you hear advertising offer
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readJul 14, 2022North Carolina Counselor $53,971 IRS liability settled for $1,674
Sometimes counselors need help too! When this Counselor was too stressed over her $53,971 tax liability, she sought out McCauley Law Offices, P.C. to get her out of her Tax Jam. Upon reviewing her case, we determined that she qualified for a settlement agreement, also known as an Offer in Compromise
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 13, 2022If You Don't Have Money to Pay Your Taxes, You Have Legitimate Options
If you owe the IRS but you don't have the money to pay what you owe, it is important to know that you have a few options to work with. Whatever you do, don’t ignore the letters from the IRS and don’t let your back tax problem go unattended. The IRS has a great deal of […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•3 min readJul 12, 2022Sheriff’s Deputy Really a Crook in Disguise Defrauding Investors
A former California sheriff’s deputy, Christopher Burnel, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing false tax returns. Burnel deceived victims into investing 5.6 million dollars with him by claiming that he was an entrepreneur who had made millions from lawsuits against the San Bernardino Sheriff’s De
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 11, 2022Pennsylvania Insurance Agent Settled $79k IRS debt for $1,900
Our office settled a $79k tax debt for $1900. When this client came to our firm, he was an independent contractor insurance agent who hadn’t filed tax returns in over 10 years. The IRS was threatening to audit and pursue collection against him. After preparing his relevant tax returns and conducting
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 8, 2022RV Salesman is on the Road to Prison
Joshua Wood, a former RV salesman, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for evading his federal income taxes. Wood asked his employer not to withhold income taxes from his paychecks, and then failed to file tax returns from 2014 to 2016. During that time he earned more than $378,000 selling RVs and
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 7, 2022Fisherman Looking at 15 Years in The Graybar Hotel For Not Paying Over $2,721,268 in Payroll Taxes!
Wendy Brockenbrough, the owner of three businesses in Virginia, pleaded guilty for failing to pay over payroll taxes that she deducted from her employees’ paychecks from 2011 to 2019. She is also accused of failing to file quarterly tax returns for each of her three businesses. An avid fisherman, Br
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 5, 2022Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I’ve been getting threatening letters from the IRS saying I owe them $47,000 for 2018 – 2021. This is beginning to affect other aspects of my life as well. What should I do? Answer: There are many options available to you today to resolve this. However, you need to take the first step and
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 1, 2022School Board President Chooses Friend Over Ethics Learns Hard Lesson
The former board president for the Madison County School District, Albert Morrison, was charged with tax evasion and failure to file tax returns. Morrison was president of the school board from 2012 to 2018, and during that time was instrumental in awarding several lucrative maintenance and construc
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJun 30, 2022IRS Tax Tip 2022-98: Claiming a child as a dependent when parents are divorced, separated or live apart
Claiming a child as a dependent on your taxes can be confusing in situations where the parents are divorced, separated, or live apart. Below are some tips and helpful links straight from the IRS website to keep in mind if you are in this situation. When the IRS comes knocking, let us answer. Contact
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readJun 29, 2022Payroll Manager Finds Multiple Ways to Bankroll Himself
Matthew Hernandez, the manager of a San Diego technology company, was found guilty of embezzling more than $350,000. Hernandez was responsible for the company’s payroll and accounts payable, and had authority to sign checks. Between 2010 and 2017 he stole money from the company hundreds of times in
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJun 27, 2022Water District Manager Drowning in a Tsunami of His Own Making
Dennis Falaschi, the general manager of the Panoche Water District in central California, was indicted for conspiracy, theft of government property, and filing false tax returns. In 1992, Falaschi discovered that an abandoned drain turnout on the Delta-Mendota Canal that had been sealed years earlie
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJun 23, 2022Did You Know?
Joseph Nunan, an IRS commissioner in the 1940s, was charged with evading over $90,000 in taxes. Among the income he failed to report was $1800 he won on a bet that Harry Truman would beat Thomas Dewey in the 1948 presidential election. He was sentenced to five years in prison. Contact McCauley Law O
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJun 22, 2022Showing 82–108 of 732 articles
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