Tax Evasion Jail Time & Penalties Tax Evasion v. Tax Avoidance Tax evasion is when you willfully evade an assessment tax or evade the payment of tax. What does it mean to do something willfully? Willfully in law means to do something on purpose; you knew what you were doing when you decided to t...

Navigating the EDD Appeal Process as an Employer Employment tax compliance is a vital responsibility for employers, particularly with proper classification of workers. If you have ever hired independent contractors for your business operations, you could potentially find yourself subject to an Emplo...

Understanding FBAR Quiet Disclosures FBAR stands for Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Report. It is essentially a report on foreign financial accounts. Anyone taxpayer—be it an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, or estate—with authority over foreign accounts that exceed $10,000 at a...

Are Your Workers Classified Properly? This article examines the ABC test, as used by California to determine employee versus independent contractor status and provides an overview of examples for each prong of the test to assist businesses evaluating their own risk. The ABC test originated with...

How To Approach different types of IRS Audits What is an IRS Audit? An IRS audit is simply a review of your tax return to determine if the information is reported correctly. Tax returns are audited for audit for a multitude of reasons, including random selection. Regardless of the reason, it is impo...

Common Mistakes to Avoid During an IRS Tax Audit An IRS audit is an examination of an organization or individual’s tax returns and financial information to ensure information was reported correctly to the IRS according to the tax laws. Selection for an audit do not always suggest that there is a p...

Sales Tax Audit Triggers in California With California increasing their emphasis on generating revenue, sales tax audits have become more common. Although sales tax audits can be random, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) will usually conduct an audit when there is suspi...

Understanding Tax Fraud So, you made a mistake – an error in judgment. Say you are self-employed and failed to report all your income received for the year? Big deal, right? No. Tax fraud is a pattern or practice of activity done to grossly misstate one’s tax liability. Tax fraud occurs when an...

What Triggers An IRS Tax Audit? | Dallo Law Group What is an IRS Audit? An IRS audit is a review or examination of an organization's or individual's accounts and financial information to ensure the information reported is correct according to the tax laws and to verify the reported amount of tax is ...

One-Time Penalty Abatement Relief As our attorneys at Dallo Law Group have previously explained back in September 2022, we would like to share some additional information regarding the one-time penalty abatement relief. It is an exciting time as the signing of AB 194, Section 19132.5 has come to fu...