John Brian Fast, CPA

There is actually one department set up to help you, the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS.)

The Taxpayer Advocate Service Mission:  “As an independent organization within the IRS, we help taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS and recommend changes that will prevent the problems.”

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Is not having a computer really a bad thing?

We look at the reasons.

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And all of the countries there want to control your information technology.

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Why were the auditors sitting on the sidelines when the financial bubble was blowing up?

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A penny saved is probably a penny taxed at a higher rate next year.

Ben Franklin was a cagy man.  (He even made it to the face of the $100 bill even though he never held high office, much less the Presidency.)  However, even wise Ben may have been perplexed this year.  Tax law has never been more uncertain.

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Guarding Social Security

Social security is insecure.  Some experts believe that the question is not “if” changes will be made but “when” changes will be made.   A political fight is already underway in DC to determine the future of Social Security.

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