New Haven County, CT Real Estate News

I am thrilled to announce that Tax Rep Network is now the official partner of the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP). This new partnership will bring NATP members unprecedented access to Tax Rep Network’s training, marketing and practice management tools to help tax practitioners b... 10/15/2020

On September 27th the New York Times published a 40-page expose of the President’s tax returns and raised many issues including years of losses, questionable deductions and potential conflicts of interest. It also discussed the almost 10-year IRS audit of the President’s tax returns. Eric is join... 10/08/2020

On September 27th the New York Times broke the story about President Donald Trump’s taxes.  The gist of the story, or at least the piece that made the headlines, was how the president’s businesses were losing money, and how this showed he was not the successful business man he claimed to be.Does ... 09/29/2020

In a very special episode of the Tax Rep Network Podcast, this week Eric is joined by the IRS’s new Fraud Czars: Damon Rowe and Carolyn Schenck.  Damon is the first Director of the IRS’s newly created Fraud Enforcement Office.  Carolyn Schenck is the current IRS National Fraud Counsel and is also... 09/22/2020

Congratulations to our colleague Joanna Kornafel on receiving the 2020 Young Lawyers Section Vanguard Award.Joanna is an associate at Green & Sklarz LLC, representing individuals and clients with complex financial and litigation needs in a large range of industries. Her practice focuses on civil ... 07/20/2020

I am getting a lot of great feedback from last week's podcast episode withMichelle Weinstein- The Pitch Queen. Check out the episode and listen as she gives yours truly advice about our consult charges! And yes, we followed her advice and clients have not batted an eye!https://taxrepllc.com/tax-r... 07/10/2020

With high unemployment and increased uncertainty during these times, a recent TaxAudit survey shows that almost 2/3 of taxpayers are very concerned about the financial impact the pandemic is causing in their lives, including being forced into tax debt. This will be in addition to the 14+ million ... 06/29/2020

Join us for this very special workshop where Tax Attorney and National Speaker Eric Green will walk you through the IRS Collections process and how to utilize the rules to resolve your client’s nightmare with regards to everything from tax liens and tax levies to collection appeals.  Given the cu... 06/20/2020

I focus my practice on civil and criminal taxpayer representation.  A federal grand jury in Roanoke, Virginia, returned an indictment today, charging a Virginia resident with evading payment of employment taxes and attempting to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Principal Dep... 06/20/2020

I will be speaking at this year's NYU Tax Controversy Forum, where I will be interviewing IRS Deputy SB/SE Commissioner Darren Guillot and IRS Director of Collection Paul Mamo regarding what we can expect in IRS Enforcement.  Topics will include the new fraud office, what IRS will be doing after ... 06/12/2020

Join us this Thursday June 4th for a free two hour program on IRS Offers-in-Compromise vs. Bankruptcy, and when you and your clients should choose one resolution alternative over the other.  Joining me will be Amanda Evans, EA and Joanna Kornafel, Esq. and we will walk through the IRS OIffer-in-C... 05/31/2020

The Accountant's Guide to Resolving Payroll Tax Debts and Personal Liability was just released by TG Publishing!Payroll taxes are the number one reason why small businesses get into tax trouble.  Why?  Because payroll taxes are the easiest loan to take and the hardest to repay.  Easy to take beca... 05/09/2020

So you or your clients got your PPP Loan money - Congratulations...now what?Congress has allocated more than $600 billion to PPP loans, with, maybe, more to come.  Many questions have arisen how businesses should use these funds and account for them to obtain the promised loan forgiveness.  In th... 05/09/2020

Though I sit in New Haven, Connecticut most days we assist taxpayers all over the country to resolve their tax debts with the IRS.  There is a lot of confusion surrounding the IRS Offer-in-Compromise program, so I wanted to clear up some misconceptions. There is no magic to an Offer-in-Compromise... 04/22/2020

The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) is geared to small business. The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) uses a very specific and complicated definition to determine which businesses can generally qualify for SBA loans. Generally, qualifying business must be a “small business concern” to ob... 04/16/2020

Over the past week, I’ve been asked whether there is anything in the CARES Act that can facilitate entrance, DIP, or exit financing for a chapter 11 debtor? The short answer is likely not the longer answer is maybe.The Act delegates rule making authority to Treasury and the SBA. Given the short t... 04/07/2020

What Is The Impact Of Covid-19 on the Connecticut Real Estate Market?We are experiencing the most unusual of times for the entire world as this Pandemic continues to impact our day to day living.  It is a test of inner strength for so many not the likes of which can be related to since the Great ... 04/05/2020

 For the past several weeks I have been closely following the legislation and rule making concerning the CARES Act, payroll protection loans, and related provisions.  One of the most confusing is how attribution/affiliation rules apply to companies that want to take out payroll protection loans. ... 04/03/2020

The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers to be on the lookout for a surge of calls and email phishing attempts about the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. These contacts can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft."We urge people to take extra care during this period. The IRS isn't going t... 04/03/2020

The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers to be on the lookout for a surge of calls and email phishing attempts about the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. These contacts can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft."We urge people to take extra care during this period. The IRS isn't going t... 04/02/2020