Tax filing season is getting closer, but there are still some things taxpayers can do to impact their 2017 tax return. Failing to accurately and comprehensively complete your tax return can result in delays and even penalties.Even if you currently owe the Internal...

Our tax information gets increasingly more vulnerable in a developing digital age. Partners in the tax industry have made significant strides in improving defenses against identity theft, however, the best line of defense are tax payers themselves.That is why the...

Being a business owner in Washington state is a lot of work. It can be rewarding, but there it also means doing a million things a day to keep the company successful and out of trouble. You can hire people to help you, but ultimately it’s up to you to make sure...

The best way for you to keep your business out of legal trouble with the IRS is to carefully figure out how much the company owes in taxes and then pay it. You cannot guarantee that the IRS won’t send you a letter someday, but you can reduce your risk by fully...

Have you heard the term “Trust Fund Recovery Penalty” before? If you haven’t, you probably would not guess that it has anything to do with the taxes you withhold on your workforce’s behalf. If anything, it sounds like something to do with...

Nobody has ever been happy to get a letter from the IRS letting them know that they are getting audited. The prospect of having to produce years’ worth of old documents and dealing with an auditor is obviously no fun, even if you can prove that you do not owe...

Washington state residents pay both federal and state income taxes. There is no city-level income tax in the state, because municipal income taxes are banned by the state constitution.However, some lawmakers in Seattle are challenging the notion that they cannot...