Kent Brown's (kbrowndad) Blog

Salt Lake City, Utah - We know the story: things are tight financially, so you either (1) do not file the tax return, or (2) file the return but don’t pay.  But do not worry, you tell yourself, next year will be better.  Now it is 2-3 years later, and a letter arrives from the IRS, and the threat...

Salt Lake City, Utah – I hope everyone is doing well after the historic April snowstorm we just had.  Even though we are in a drought, I am happy to see the sunshine and the temperature starting to rise.  With the sun now shining, let’s get back to payroll taxes and the initiatives that the IRS h...

Salt Lake City, Utah – I had a telephone conversation, yesterday, with a prospective client.  She was given my number by a family law attorney who told her that Kent Brown may be able to help with your tax nightmare.This prospective client is going through a divorce.  During the divorce proceedin...

Salt Lake City, Utah – I was recently asked why I am spending so much time on payroll tax issues.  Here is why, a business owner wears a lot of hats. A business owner can be a manager, salesperson, accountant, office staff, HR, etc. Unfortunately, wearing all these hats means that the business ow...

Salt Lake City, Utah – About six years ago my oldest and youngest sons were home together when the telephone rang.  This is when we still had a landline.  Of course, neither of them picked up the phone, so the call went to voicemail.  My landline phone voicemail system would allow anyone in the r...

Salt Lake City, Utah – My last few posts have dealt with payroll taxes.  Before I go into the IRS’s tax initiatives, alert programs, and other payroll compliance programs, I want to take a step back and look at the IRS Collection Division.The IRS Collection Division’s Mission Statement is:“The mi...

Salt Lake City, Utah – I have missed the last couple of days on posting about payroll tax issues.  Why may you ask?  Too much pickleball and bad knees.  Why did that affect my ability to type?  I don’t know, but it did.  So, with that, back to pay roll taxes and when the IRS starts an investigati...

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH:Seaview Trading vs Commissioner, 9th Circuit Decision:In Seaview Trading vs Commissioner, the 9th Circuit found in favor of the IRS and stated in part that providing a delinquent return to the auditor or office of chief counsel is not “Filing” for purposes of starting the thr...

Salt Lake City, Utah - Payroll taxes are the number one reason why businesses and their owners end up in our office.  Here is why, in my experience most companies and individuals with payroll tax issues are good people or a good company that has faced a difficult challenge like COVID (in all my y...

Salt Lake City, Utah - As I mentioned in an earlier blog, a lot of people ask me why I help "deadbeat taxpayers" who have no money.  What I remind people is that if a taxpayer did not make much in the way of money then they are not a deadbeat taxpayer.  Why? Between the Earned Income Tax Credit a...