Do we have a right to a trial in Tax Court?

A Section 6320/6330 petition is under the Collection Due Process appeals procedures. You do have a right to trial as to whether the appeals officer...

Is it required to add income of dependent (earned by dependent outside US) with my US tax return?

Your F-1 exemption from the substantial presence test is good for 5 calendar years, so 2011 is your last year to file Form 1040NR or 1040NREZ as a...

Am I entitled to the foreign earned income exclusion?

Assuming you meet all the other ordinary requirements, ie foreign tax home, physical presence out of us 330 days, no abode in us, etc - the issue...

Am I getting less TAX refund than I am supposed to

I just ran your scenario on my CCH ATX professional tax preparation software, and for MFJ with no dependents and with $65000 W2 wages and Fed w/h...

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If F1 visa holder filed tax return online and has received the refund as well, do they need to amend the return filed?

I run into this type of question all the time, as I manage an IRS VITA tax preparation site for nonresident returns in Houston, TX. I presume from...

It is a violation of the IRS rules for tax practitioners to sign your name for you, and to file your return for you without your consent, and to...

File Schedule C if no W-2?

I don't see how reporting the income on Schedule C would get the employer in trouble, since there would be no identifying information provided to...

My ex got our old tax debt in divorce & doesn't want to pay.He wants to file amended return with more deductions. I don't.Help?

The IRS will not accept an amended return from him for your married filing joint return without both his and your signature on it. He cannot file...

Do I give donation receipt to Ex-husbands lawyer or can I write it off on my taxes since he abandoned it all??

The first issue: is it your property now to donate? I am a tax attorney, not a divorce lawyer - but you say that your lawyer has told you that...

What are the tax obligations for a LLC with 2 US members and 1 non US member.

Assuming the LLC is taxed for federal income tax as a partnership, and files Form 1065 tax return, each partner's proportionate share of the LLC's...