Every year the Internal Revenue Service sends millions of letters and notices to taxpayers, but that doesn’t mean you need to worry. Here are eight things every taxpayer should know…

An accuracy- related penalty of 20% can be imposed for underpayments of tax due to: Negligence or disregard of rules or regulations, Substantial understatement of tax, Substantial valuation misstatement (increased…

Whether paying with a timely filed tax return, or filing late and paying late after receiving a bill from the IRS (and the bill is correct), taxpayers are encouraged to…

An understatement is considered to be substantial if it is more than the greater of: 10% of the tax required to be shown on the return, or $5,000. An “understatement”…

Those who act on frivolous positions risk a variety of civil and criminal penalties.  Those who adopt these positions may face harsher consequences than those who merely promote them.  “Like…

You may have to pay a penalty of $5,000 if you file a frivolous tax return or other frivolous submissions. If you jointly file a frivolous tax return with your…

If you write a check to pay your taxes and the check bounces, the IRS may impose a penalty. The penalty is either 2 percent of the amount of the…

If there is any underpayment of tax on your return due to fraud, a penalty of 75 percent of the underpayment due to fraud will be added to your tax.…

“Negligence” includes (but is not limited to) any failure to: make a reasonable attempt to comply with the internal revenue laws exercise ordinary and reasonable care in preparation of a…