“Taxpayers should be wary of anyone peddling scams that seem too good to be true,” IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said. “The IRS fights fraud by pursuing taxpayers who hide income abroad and by ensuring taxpayers get competent, ethical service from qualified professionals at home in the U.S.”

Tax schemes are illegal and can lead to imprisonment and fines for both scam artists and taxpayers. Taxpayers pulled into these schemes must repay unpaid taxes plus interest and penalties. The IRS pursues and shuts down promoters of these and numerous other scams.

The IRS urges taxpayers to avoid these common schemes:

Return Preparer Fraud

Dishonest return preparers can cause trouble for taxpayers who fall victim to their ploys. Such preparers derive financial gain by skimming a portion of their clients’ refunds, charging inflated fees for return preparation services and attracting new clients by promising refunds that are too good to be true. Taxpayers should choose carefully when hiring a tax preparer. Federal courts have issued injunctions ordering hundreds of individuals to cease preparing returns and promoting fraud, and the Department of Justice has filed complaints against dozens of others, which are pending in court.

To increase confidence in the tax system and improve compliance with the tax law, the IRS is implementing a number of steps for future filing seasons. These include a requirement that all paid tax return preparers register with the IRS and obtain a preparer tax identification number (PTIN), as well as both competency tests and ongoing continuing professional education for all paid tax return preparers except attorneys, certified public accountants (CPAs) and enrolled agents.

Setting higher standards for the tax preparer community will significantly enhance protections and services for taxpayers, increase confidence in the tax system and result in greater compliance with tax laws over the long term. Other measures the IRS anticipates taking are highlighted in the IRS Return Preparer Review issued in December 2009.

Hiding Income Offshore

The IRS aggressively pursues taxpayers involved in abusive offshore transactions as well as the promoters, professionals and others who facilitate or enable these schemes. Taxpayers have tried to avoid or evade U.S. income tax by hiding income in offshore banks, brokerage accounts or through the use of nominee entities. Taxpayers also evade taxes by using offshore debit cards, credit cards, wire transfers, foreign trusts, employee-leasing schemes, private annuities or insurance plans.

IRS agents continue to develop their investigations of these offshore tax avoidance transactions using information gained from over 14,700 voluntary disclosures received last year. While special civil-penalty provisions for those with undisclosed offshore accounts expired in 2009, the IRS continues to urge taxpayers with offshore accounts or entities to voluntarily come forward and resolve their tax matters. By making a voluntary disclosure, taxpayers may mitigate their risk of criminal prosecution.

Phishing

Phishing is a tactic used by scam artists to trick unsuspecting victims into revealing personal or financial information online. IRS impersonation schemes flourish during the filing season and can take the form of e-mails, tweets or phony Web sites. Scammers may also use phones and faxes to reach their victims.

Scam artists will try to mislead consumers by telling them they are entitled to a tax refund from the IRS and that they must reveal personal information to claim it. Criminals use the information they get to steal the victim’s identity, access bank accounts, run up credit card charges or apply for loans in the victim’s name.

Taxpayers who receive suspicious e-mails claiming to come from the IRS should not open any attachments or click on any of the links in the e-mail. Suspicious e-mails claiming to be from the IRS or Web addresses that do not begin with http://www.irs.gov should be forwarded to the IRS mailbox: phishing@irs.gov.

Filing False or Misleading Forms

The IRS is seeing various instances where scam artists file false or misleading returns to claim refunds that they are not entitled to. Under the scheme, taxpayers fabricate an information return and falsely claim the corresponding amount as withholding as a way to seek a tax refund. Phony information returns, such as a Form 1099 Original Issue Discount (OID), claiming false withholding credits usually are used to legitimize erroneous refund claims. One version of the scheme is based on a false theory that the federal government maintains secret accounts for its citizens, and that taxpayers can gain access to funds in those accounts by issuing 1099-OID forms to their creditors, including the IRS.

Nontaxable Social Security Benefits with Exaggerated Withholding Credit

The IRS has identified returns where taxpayers report nontaxable Social Security Benefits with excessive withholding. This tactic results in no income reported to the IRS on the tax return. Often both the withholding amount and the reported income are incorrect. Taxpayers should avoid making these mistakes. Filings of this type of return may result in a $5,000 penalty.

Abuse of Charitable Organizations and Deductions

The IRS continues to observe the misuse of tax-exempt organizations. Abuse includes arrangements to improperly shield income or assets from taxation and attempts by donors to maintain control over donated assets or income from donated property. The IRS also continues to investigate various schemes involving the donation of non-cash assets including situations where several organizations claim the full value for both the receipt and distribution of the same non-cash contribution. Often these donations are highly overvalued or the organization receiving the donation promises that the donor can repurchase the items later at a price set by the donor. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 imposed increased penalties for inaccurate appraisals and set new definitions of qualified appraisals and qualified appraisers for taxpayers claiming charitable contributions.

Frivolous Arguments

Promoters of frivolous schemes encourage people to make unreasonable and outlandish claims to avoid paying the taxes they owe. If a scheme seems too good to be true, it probably is. The IRS has a list of frivolous legal positions that taxpayers should avoid. These arguments are false and have been thrown out of court. While taxpayers have the right to contest their tax liabilities in court, no one has the right to disobey the law or IRS guidance.

Abusive Retirement Plans

The IRS continues to find abuses in retirement plan arrangements, including Roth Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs). The IRS is looking for transactions that taxpayers use to avoid the limits on contributions to IRAs, as well as transactions that are not properly reported as early distributions. Taxpayers should be wary of advisers who encourage them to shift appreciated assets at less than fair market value into IRAs or companies owned by their IRAs to circumvent annual contribution limits. Other variations have included the use of limited liability companies to engage in activity that is considered prohibited.

Disguised Corporate Ownership

Corporations and other entities are formed and operated in certain states for the purpose of disguising the ownership of the business or financial activity by means such as improperly using a third party to request an employer identification number.

Such entities can be used to facilitate underreporting of income, fictitious deductions, non-filing of tax returns, participating in listed transactions, money laundering, financial crimes and even terrorist financing. The IRS is working with state authorities to identify these entities and to bring the owners of these entities into compliance with the law.

Zero Wages

Filing a phony wage- or income-related information return to replace a legitimate information return has been used as an illegal method to lower the amount of taxes owed. Typically, a Form 4852 (Substitute Form W-2) or a “corrected” Form 1099 is used as a way to improperly reduce taxable income to zero. The taxpayer also may submit a statement rebutting wages and taxes reported by a payer to the IRS.

Sometimes fraudsters even include an explanation on their Form 4852 that cites statutory language on the definition of wages or may include some reference to a paying company that refuses to issue a corrected Form W-2 for fear of IRS retaliation. Taxpayers should resist any temptation to participate in any of the variations of this scheme. Filings of this type of return may result in a $5,000 penalty.

Misuse of Trusts

For years, unscrupulous promoters have urged taxpayers to transfer assets into trusts. While there are many legitimate, valid uses of trusts in tax and estate planning, some promoted transactions promise reduction of income subject to tax, deductions for personal expenses and reduced estate or gift taxes. Such trusts rarely deliver the tax benefits promised and are used primarily as a means to avoid income tax liability and to hide assets from creditors, including the IRS.

The IRS has recently seen an increase in the improper use of private annuity trusts and foreign trusts to shift income and deduct personal expenses. As with other arrangements, taxpayers should seek the advice of a trusted professional before entering into a trust arrangement.

Fuel Tax Credit Scams

The IRS receives claims for the fuel tax credit that are excessive. Some taxpayers, such as farmers who use fuel for off-highway business purposes, may be eligible for the fuel tax credit. But other individuals are claiming the tax credit for nontaxable uses of fuel when their occupation or income level makes the claim unreasonable. Fraud involving the fuel tax credit is considered a frivolous tax claim and potentially subjects those who improperly claim the credit to a $5,000 penalty.

How to Report Suspected Tax Fraud Activity

Suspected tax fraud can be reported to the IRS using Form 3949-A, Information Referral. The completed form or a letter detailing the alleged fraudulent activity should be addressed to the Internal Revenue Service, Fresno, CA 93888. The mailing should include specific information about who is being reported, the activity being reported, how the activity became known, when the alleged violation took place, the amount of money involved and any other information that might be helpful in an investigation. The person filing the report is not required to self-identify, although it is helpful to do so. The identity of the person filing the report can be kept confidential.

Whistleblowers also may provide allegations of fraud to the IRS and may be eligible for a reward by filing Form 211, Application for Award for Original Information, and following the procedures outlined in Notice 2008-4, Claims Submitted to the IRS Whistleblower Office under Section 7623.

Bryan Kinney is a Tax & Business Consultant
Looking for a legitimate home business

But as scary as this technology is nothing is more frightening
than a technology that forces individuals to spy on each other.
The IRS has been a major pioneer in this technology and today
it is more pervasive than ever before.

So what is this technology?

It is called information returns. You may have heard of
1098’s, 1099’s, I9’s a W2’s and K1’s. These are all called
information reforms that someone fills out and then sends
to the IRS.

These are forms designed primarily to get others that you
do business with to report to the IRS any money you may
have earned. There are fines and penalties that can be imposed
on individuals and businesses for failing to file them.

In effect the IRS has created a system that forces us, under
fear of sever fines, to spy on each other. This system is a vital
part of the IRS 5 year plan in which they have dedicated themselves
to increased “enforcement initiatives” which simply means more
and more Audits.

There five primary areas in which they will be focusing on in the near
future.

1. Independent Contractor Status…
2. Employment tax returns
3. Payment of Employee Fringe Benefits
4. Compensation Paid to Corporate Officers
5. And with the passage of Obama Care new 1099 reporting requirements

In the coming weeks I will be addressing each of these issues

Bryan L. Kinney

http://TheWidgeteers.com

http://WickedlyViralTraffic.com

I know, it’s tempting… it seems almost like an irresistible challenge at times to keep digging up that free wealth of information. If you need to know something, you’re pretty sure it’s out there, and you’ll pass over a $27 e-book to find it yourself. It almost seems like when you find it, it’s priceless… literally, because it didn’t cost you anything.

But It’s Really Not Priceless.

If it takes you four hours to find the same thing that you could have purchased for $27, that makes your search time only worth $6.75 an hour. I dare say you wouldn’t take a job that paid you that chump change, so why relegate your “free” time to such a small amount?

And it gets worse than that. Finding “free” information is one thing; it doesn’t usually give you the latest techniques when it comes to internet marketing or other technology-based ventures, but it’s a valid use of your time if information gathering is a big part of what you do.

I Can Do It For Less

However, some people want to do everything for “free.” As a good friend once mentioned to me in a recent discussion, “It seems crazy to me to spend ten hours doing something that someone else could have done just as well for $10. That means you are valuing your time at $1 an hour. And hey, it helps keep other people in a job too, and that’s just what the economy needs right now.”

That’s very true… and if somebody else is willing to work for less than you would, or they have skills you don’t have that allow them to do it faster than you could (and hence make more than you would), why not let them? It’s a win-win situation.

Great Tools Saves You Time And Money!

The same goes for tools, software, scripts and other items that you need to run your business. Paul went on, “And I just can’t figure out why people struggle along with free software tools when there are paid tools that would do the job 100 times quicker and a thousand times better.”

For example, I use a piece of software that cost me about $300 — Adobe Audition — to record and edit audios. Sure, I could use the free Audacity software for some of what I do, but it’s not as stable and not as comprehensive. I’d be compromising my results by trying to do free production, and that means my audios wouldn’t sound as professional, I would spend more of my time trying to get the results I wanted (erasing the apparent “savings” from using free software), and I wouldn’t get as many clients because my product wouldn’t be as good.

So… What Exactly Did “FREE” Get Me?

There are really two ways to approach marketing and business development online: the “free” way and the “paid” way. But since “free” only applies to money in this sense, we need to look at what we’re paying to get that “free” thing.

The bottom line is, everything you get or do is a value-for-value exchange, and that value can be time or money, which are both forms of energy. You just need to decide whether you have more money or more time to spend on something.

Do you want to spend money to buy tools and products, outsource tasks, and pay for traffic via pay-per-click, banner ads, newsletter ads and so forth?

Or do you want to spend time to do your own research, write and create your own products, and get “free” traffic through SEO, joint ventures, and social media marketing methods?

When Time Ccost More Than FREE

Most of us start out with more time to spend than money, and that’s understandable. Also, if you’re an expert on a topic or you love to create, I advocate doing your own writing or other content-creation tasks. It’s about doing things that you love and are good at, so it doesn’t feel like drudgery.

But eventually, if you’re doing things right, you should be making money… and that money can go towards getting better graphics done, better sales copy written, better tools, and having someone act as a virtual assistant or support staff. The act of allocating some funds towards things that will make your job easier and your time more profitable is like giving yourself a raise.

Ask Yourself

To figure out where you are right now, ask yourself a few questions:
• If I didn’t need to make money and could spend my time doing anything, what would it be?
• What needs to be done in my business that I’m good at?
• What needs to be done in my business that I enjoy, or love doing?
• What needs to be done in my business that I’m not good at?
• What needs to be done in my business that I don’t like?
• If I never had to do ___________ again, how much would I be willing to pay to have it done?
• If I could spend time to get something for free, what’s the lowest rate I’d value my time at?
• Can I manage to do that thing in a reasonable time so that my time is valued within my standards?

Your answers will let you know whether you’re better off doing something yourself, or paying to have it done. Then you can feel proud and confident in your decision to spend one form of energy — time or money — over the other, depending on your current situation.

For the absolute best time saving tools check out GVO and get top quality time saving tools for on line Marketers

Bryan Kinney
click here http://uneedus.gogvo.com/

Bryan L. Kinney

http://TheTaxMasters.com

http://Goglobal4wealth.com/gwi

1. Don’t panic. Many of these letters can be dealt with simply and painlessly.

2. There are a number of reasons why the IRS might send you a notice. Notices may request payment of taxes, notify you of changes to your account, or request additional information. The notice you receive normally covers a very specific issue about your account or tax return.

3. Each letter and notice offers specific instructions on what you are asked to do to satisfy the inquiry.

4. If you receive a correction notice, you should review the correspondence and compare it with the information on your return.

5. If you agree with the correction to your account, then usually no reply is necessary unless a payment is due or the notice directs otherwise.

6. If you do not agree with the correction the IRS made, it is important that you respond as requested. You should send a written explanation of why you disagree and include any documents and information you want the IRS to consider, along with the bottom tear-off portion of the notice. Mail the information to the IRS address shown in the upper left-hand corner of the notice. Allow at least 30 days for a response.

7. Most correspondence can be handled without calling or visiting an IRS office. However, if you have questions, call the telephone number in the upper right-hand corner of the notice. Have a copy of your tax return and the correspondence available when you call to help us respond to your inquiry.

8. It’s important that you keep copies of any correspondence with your records.

Bryan L. Kinney

http://TheTaxMasters.com

http://goglobal4wealth.com/gwi

GVO (Global Virtual Opportunities) formerly Kiosk is a company owned by Joel Therien who has a 12 year track of experience in the network marketing and internet marketing industries.

GVO has rapidly created a big buzz in the internet marketing and the MLM , Network marketing arenas due to the fact that it is the only company online that has the knowhow and the expertise to join these two very important business models in a once in a lifetime opportunity.

What makes GVO such an incredible business opportunity?

The answer to this question is twofold:

First of all when you get your hosting package through GVO you will get several services like unlimited autoresponder system, complete video marketing system with easy video producer and video hosting, full audio and video conferencing system, downtime monitoring software, that not only are included but that will also mean significant savings compared to buying all these services separately.

Second, you will have the opportunity to participate in a MLM compensation plan that is much more than a simple affiliate program and makes it an entire business in itself, let me explain:

How do I get compensated?

To motivate you to promote the business, GVO pays you 50% commission on the first month of every person that is directly sponsored by you.

Then we have the 2 x 10 Binary Hybrid Matrix Plan that will pay you 5% per month of up to levels down making this a full matrix of 2,046 people and that alone will earn you $4,600.00 per month!

Wait! It gets even better because you will also get a 20% matching bonus on your personal referrals down to 10 levels.

Once you have a downline of 14 people or more then you earn a new profit position in the matrix that you can also make money off of.

What guarantees that people will stay?

If you have been online for some time and you are serious about building an internet business, you know that in today’s market, these are tools that you or any internet marketer can’t afford not to have and that you will be using on a daily basis and that is the key that makes the compensation plan a very successful one.

With this business model you will build an organization of avid and constant users who will be using the services everyday to run their businesses and therefore will be happy to keep paying their monthly fee!

How do I join?

At GVO we even give you the opportunity to try us and fall in love with our services before you commit to a longer stay.

Just pay $1.00 today and this will give you full access to all the services and features for a full 14 day trial period.

Hope your find everything you are looking for under one roof with unsurpassed quality, see you inside!

Jesus Pina is an Internet and Network Marketer who owns and runs many websites you can read more of his GVO business at http://www.wwkiosk.com/members/bryankinney/team_gvo_invite.php

Preparing for Success

There are particular necessary skills you need to achieve success at internet marketing it is true. You need to understand how to build lists, write persuasive ad copy or understand where to discover those that do and you also want fundamental SEO and keyword skills. Web building and item creation skills are fantastic also if you have those. But there’s one thing absolutely no program can easily provide you with and that is a true desire to be successful. Without the proper business mindset you are merely going to flounder. You will have to be prepared to be really serious about your business. No matter what your current goals – selling products of your own or affiliate marketing – you should possess a positive business mindset which states, “I want to succeed.”

Setting Goals for the Future

Those with the proper business mindset will be ready to do whatever it takes to succeed. This means looking toward the future and setting goals. Expect more of yourself than you think you are capable of and you might just go that far! Set goals for one week ahead, a month ahead and a year ahead. Where do you want to be in a year’s time? In five or ten years? You certainly do not want to be where you are today, as nice as it may be. No one would want that. Adjusting your mindset it the first step.

Getting Organized

Getting organized is an important part of developing a good business mindset. If you have no plans, you won’t remember what you are supposed to do or will not be able to manage projects. Therefore, you are not going to get ahead. The best systems in the world will not enable you to be organized if you don’t make the effort. There are things that can certainly assist you however you need to utilize them. You need to be committed to making yourself be a planner and organizer. To some people this happens naturally but to many of us we have to work hard at it.

A Business Mindset that Works

When you set your mind and your goals toward success you’ve won half the battle. The “I think I can, I think I can” can seem trivial because it comes from a child’s tale but the bottom line is this, that type of mindset which gets results. It’s not necessarily those who are the most outstanding who succeed but those that hang in there and keep going whenever everyone else around them stops. This is actually the kind of business mindset you should have.

If you are tired of not reaching your goals, discover all about my Business Mindset Blue Print. Go to ReachNathalie.com and put your name, e-mail and phone number on the right and find out how!

Preparation

For live cooking instructions you can visit http://uneedit.gogvo.com
Enjoy!!
Bryan L. Kinney

If you are not using this technology then you will soon be in the dark ages. But videos have so many more uses than simply trying to market a product or service.

They are an excellent communication tool that can be used to send personal messages to friends, family and associates. Imagine that instead of sending an email you send a personal video to your son or daughter to encourage them while they are away from home.

Or…

Instead of a get well card you send a personal video of you and your family praying for there well being

Or maybe …

Sending a personal video that says I love you, I miss you or I have been thinking about you.

One Cool Tool for making your videos is called Easy Video Producer. This is absolutely one of the easiest video production programs on the market. But don’t be fooled by its ease of use. This is very powerful and versatile online software program designed specifically for people who use the internet.

Easy Video Producer has many unique features that makes it an incredible value and puts it into a class all by itself.

1. Easy Video Producer is your video hosting service. Comparable Video Hosting services such as Video Hosts at https://www.videohost.com/pages/pricing.php and Amazon S3 at http://aws.amazon.com/s3/#pricing with these services you will spend about $100 per month for about a gigabyte of hosting space.

2. Unlike Amazon S3 and Video Hosts Easy Video Producer is an on line software program. There is nothing to load onto your computer and it can be accessed from anywhere in the world where you have an internet connection

3. With Easy Video Producer you can with the a few clicks of your mouse turn your videos into a video squeeze pages or personalized video E-cards. By utilizing the many built in templates at your disposal.

4. You can stream videos into your blogs, websites, You Tube and other social media with just a few simple clicks of your mouse.

5. Easy Video Producer is itself a video network which gives you the option to make your videos public for all to see or private for just a personal use.

6. And did we say just ho easy it is to use?

Recently I was writing some emails to a few friends trying to encourage them to get involved with the launching of a company by the name of GVO. It was late and I was tired but I got the bright idea why don’t I just do a quick video and send it to them in an email.

Just for fun you may want to look at these videos just to get an idea of what you can do. These are unedited, unscripted, made on the fly and unedited. It took less than 30 minutes to make and send all of these videos. I used nothing but the built in webcam and mike in my handy little Dell laptop computer. I had no special lighting whatsoever here are the links I sent to my friends

http://www.gogvo.com/affiliates/evp/video/usertemplates/go4wealth/test/

http://www.gogvo.com/affiliates/evp/video/usertemplates/bryankinney/rhea/

http://www.gogvo.com/affiliates/evp/video/usertemplates/go4wealth/milli/

http://www.gogvo.com/affiliates/evp/video/usertemplates/go4wealth/Cynthia/

Just for fun I will show you this as well. We are building a Web Site for a friend of mine and we were having some problems with the site. I wanted to do quick test so did a real fast video in Easy Video Producer and took one of the templates and edited everything out but some text and the video viewer. This I is the results of the test http://thegospelats.com/test/.

Now just so you know that you can also make great videos and upload them into easy video producer and stream them all over the internet. My good friend Peter Marshall made this video

http://www.gogvo.com/evp/video/10415/Prosperity-Rising-Business-Builder

So just use your imagination and with Easy Video Producer you can be producing great videos for a wide variety of purposes. You can test out Easy Video Producer for only $1.00 then after that you only pay $44.95 per month.

I am absolutely positive that you will agree with me that that is a stupendous price for such phenomenal software and video hosting service. But what if I told you that it also comes with

1. Unlimited Web Hosting
2. An extremely powerful Auto Responder and Bulk Emailing System
3. Video Conferencing System
4. And whole lot more for no additional cost?

To get Easy Video Producer simply click this link and sign up today.

http://go4wealth.gogvo.com

Bryan L. Kinney