Kent Brown's (kbrowndad) Blog

Salt Lake City, Utah - I sent out a blog earlier today about how much the IRS has been posting as of late. Since it is tax season the IRS offers helpful hints to taxpayers. Here is its most recent post that I have received from the IRS. See https://www.irs.gov/help/ita it is about the IRS's Inter...

Salt Lake City, Utah - Since it is tax season, I have jumped around on what I have posted for you to read.  The IRS has been very active this year on social media informing taxpayers about changes in the law and what forms to file and not file.  This post hopefully gets me back on track in discus...

Salt Lake City, Utah – During tax season, the IRS publishes numerous IRS Notices to guide taxpayers in the preparation of the taxpayers’ tax returns.  This week, the IRS on both Facebook and LinkedIn posted information about IR-2023-12 for any taxpayer who files IRS Forms 1040, 1040-SR or 1040-NR...

Salt Lake City, Utah – I am deviating from my innocent spouse blogs today because of a meeting that I had with a client.  As an attorney it is interesting to hear an individual’s story and then to ponder on what was true, what was a lie and did the client just make a mistake.  One thing I have fo...

Salt Lake City, Utah - My last two blogs have focused on Innocent Spouse Relief.  Based on my last blog I discussed whether or not a joint return was filed.  In an innocent spouse case, joint returns are everything, and an innocent spouse's options for tax relief start with whether or not the inn...

Salt Lake City, Utah - Did the innocent spouse file a joint return with his or her spouse or did the innocent spouse file a married filing separately tax return.  Innocent spouse relief hinges on this question.  In my experience, both personally as well as professionally, it is common for one spo...

Salt Lake City, Utah - The next few Tax Tips will focus on innocent spouse relief. Married taxpayers usually file a joint tax return, filing a joint tax return creates ways for couples to save on taxes.  Prior to 1928, spouses were required to file separate tax returns.  It was not until 1928 tha...

Salt Lake City, Utah - I have been asked on numerous occasions why I do Tax Resolution Work and why do I like it.  When I started the practice of law much if not all of my work revolved around Wills, Trusts, Probate, Trust Administration, Estate Tax Returns, etc.  In doing this work as a tax atto...

Salt Lake City, Utah - What do you think about “deadbeat taxpayers”? Many people in Salt Lake City, Utah and Southeastern Idaho that know do but do not really understand why I choose to work with taxpayers with tax problems. In my experience most of these so-called “deadbeat taxpayers” are good p...

Salt Lake City, Utah - In my last post I provided a list of services that tax attorney's offer.  I then told you I would provide a story of a real person and how her tax problems and tax controversies with the IRS were resolved.  The name in this story has been changed.Elizabeth, who was original...