July 2011 Newsletter
IRS Tax Challenger News
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July 2011
Tom S. Ebbinghouse
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Tax Problem Solver and Attorney
Thoughtful Things
“The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it." William Simon
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Doloris’s Devine Dishes
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Excerpt of the “IRS Insiders Report” from New York University
3rd Annual Tax Controversy Forum June 2011
One highly placed IRS official in the Small Business/Self-Employed Division (formerly known as collections) noted that most taxpayers do not know their rights and therefore do not assert them. For example, one of the rights that a taxpayer has as a result of the 1998 reforms is a Collection Due Process hearing if they have received a Notice of Federal Tax Lien Filing or a Final Notice of Intent to Levy or Notice of Jeopardy Levy or Notice of Levy on State Tax Refund. He stated that according to IRS records less than 1% of the taxpayers ask for a Collection Due Process hearing.
This highlights how important it is for taxpayers to have professionals assisting them in asserting their rights. Without the taxpayer asserting their rights, the IRS is free to take actions that may be harsher against the taxpayer than is necessary. The Collection Due Process hearing allows the taxpayer to force the IRS to balance the legitimate need of the government to collect the taxes owed with the taxpayer’s desire for the IRS to be unobtrusive in the taxpayer’s life. The IRS may not have fully considered the legitimate collection alternatives that would be acceptable to the IRS and to the taxpayer in favor of an action that is totally unacceptable to the taxpayer; the Collection Due Process hearing allows this to happen.
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Catrina (a.k.a Miss Fluffy Buns), our black and white kitty, was found living under a porch when she was five months old. She was rescued by her Mom Jennifer approximately 12 years ago. She is a great pal and enjoys playing “hide and seek” from behind the couch. Mom is great but she considers her Dad Tom THE absolute BFF! Catrina loves to spend quiet time being loved, adored and petted by Tom on the couch while he reads the newspaper. She diligently works on keeping her amature orthonologist status by spending her days bird watching from the living room window, while reclining on her own private footstool. Her happiest day was when her “brother” Bedford left the house to live outside. She loves to lounge on the other side of the sliding glass door and pester Bedford while he eats. She used to go out on the back deck, but now that Bedford claims it as his domain by just being there, she will rarely go outside.
My mother-in-law (Joan Doloris) is a fantastic cook and I wanted to share her recipes with you.
Each month I will feature great down home comfort food for you to enjoy.
Doloris's Devine Dishes
Perfect Picnic Potato Salad
The secret to good potato salad is to combine all ingredients while the potatoes and the eggs are warm-- it helps to infuse all the flavors together. I start with 10 to 12 red potatoes you can also use about 8 big brown russet potatoes boil them until fork tender. I peel and cut the potato in half, then slice them like I am going to fry them.
Boil 10 eggs if you buy them about two weeks in advance they will peel easier. I start my eggs in cool water let them come to a boil, cover and let set for 10 minutes, makes a perfect hardboiled egg.
I also use sweet pickle's not sweet relish. I make my own sweet relish out of a good brand of sweet pickles like Gherkins; chop the pickles dry, not in their juice. I use about 1 and 1/4 cups of the relish and 1/4 to 1/3 cup of the pickle juice. I think store bought sweet relish has a little bit of a bitter taste.
Boiled potatoes
10 boiled eggs
4 stalks of celery chopped small
1 whole small to medium onion chopped small
I use about 1 1/2 cups of miracle whip
About 2 to 3 tablespoons of mustard
1/2 teaspoons of salt
Mix all ingredients together
Make sure you mix all ingredients when the potatoes and eggs are warm it makes a big difference. I let my salad set on the counter from 2 to 3 hrs to let all the flavors fuse together then refrigerate.
My family thinks this is the best potato salad they have ever eaten.
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June 2011 Newsletter
IRS Tax Challenger News
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June 2011
Tom S. Ebbinghouse
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Tax Problem Solver and Attorney
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“You must pay taxes, but there’s no law that says you gotta leave a tip.”
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DO YOU WANT YOUR TAX CHALLENGES TO MAKE YOU AN EXAMPLE?
You’ve worked hard in your profession and in your business and your success has brought you recognition and notoriety. When you go to the club or out to dinner, you get treated differently because of who you are. The same could be true when you have a tax challenge. Only in this case, the IRS might want to make an example out of you. According to CNNMoney.Com “Prevention seems to be the most effective way for the IRS to get its money. The best tactic? Setting examples of celebrities who run afoul of tax laws.”
Penske Racing's Helio Castroneves, Willie Nelson, and Wesley Snipes are three examples of successful people whose tax challenges have made the papers and been on TV. Doctors, securities brokers, loan officers, businessmen, dentists, pastors, salesmen, owners of businesses, accountants and attorneys are all prominently identified by their profession on the IRS website detailing 2009 tax fraud investigations.
You too may be a target because of whom or what you are. Your affairs may be subject to more scrutiny. And because of who you are you have your reputation, your home, your business and everything you have worked hard to create at risk. You need discrete, confidential representation to protect who and what you are.
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Customer Services Specialist Jennifer Ebbinghouse has been working for the Ebbinghouse Law Group since 2009. She was born and raised in southern Indiana and graduated from University of Indianapolis as a registered nurse in 2004. Jennifer has worked in the hospital as a nurse on the medical surgical floor and Intensive Care Unit. Additionally, she has been charge nurse in the Immediate Care Setting and at a Federally Qualified Health Clinic.
She brings her passion for helping others to her position at Ebbinghouse Law Group, whether it’s reviewing medical records for case preparation or greeting clients when they come to the office. Jennifer always has a big smile and a ready laugh for everyone. Working in the business with Tom has been a rewarding and educational experience for her. Jennifer enjoys traveling with Tom, reading and her two kittys Catrina and Bedford.
My mother-in-law (Joan Doloris) is a fantastic cook and I wanted to share her recipes with you.
Each month I will feature great down home comfort food for you to enjoy.
Miss Patti’s Three Day Coconut Cake
1 box yellow butter cake mix (enough for two layers)
1 10 oz bag of angel coconut
1 pint sour cream
2 cups sugar
1 large container of cool whip
Mix cake according to package directions for two 8 inch cake pans, bake and allow to cool.
Mix together 6 to 7 oz of coconut, sour cream and sugar and cool whip.
Split layers in half, making 4 layers.
Spread mixture in between layers and all over outside.
Sprinkle with remaining coconut all over outside of cake.
Place in refrigerator for 3 days (Very Important) to hold for three days.
I also drain crushed pineapple and place between the layers along with crushed pecans.
(Add amount as you desire)
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May 2011 Newsletter
IRS TAX CHALLENGER NEWSLETTER
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May 2011
Thoughtful Things
"The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." Albert Einstein
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Failing to File
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Failing To File A Tax Return Is A Crime!
Most people have heard of the civil money penalties and interest for failing to file their tax returns: the failure to file penalty and the interest that is owed on the amount that they did not pay. They think that the worst thing that can happen is that they have to give the IRS more money when they finally straighten things out.
Warning: it is a crime to not file your return.
Wesley Snipes found out this out the hard way. Wesley Snipes is reported to have originally have been charged with federal tax fraud and conspiracy as well as the charges for failing to file a return. He was convicted of failing to file his returns for three years. 26 USC §7203 states that willfully failing to file a tax return is a misdemeanor federal offense and those convicted shall be fined not more than $25,000 ($100,000 in the case of a corporation), or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, together with the costs of prosecution. Snipes continues to appeal his conviction from jail.
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Tom S. Ebbinghouse Attorney Tom S. Ebbinghouse graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana in 1977 where he majored in economics. He was a DePauw Rector Scholar as well as a member of the freshman scholastic honor society (Phi Eta Sigma) and the economics honor society (Omicron Delta Epsilon). Tom served as a law clerk for the Honorable J. Brandon Griffis of the Wayne Superior Court #1 for two summers while attending law school. He earned his law degree from Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington in 1980 graduating cum laude. He then was a Law Clerk for two years for the Honorable Robert H. Staton of the Indiana Court of Appeals. In 1982 Tom opened his solo practice in Indianapolis where he has concentrated his practice in IRS tax problem resolution, Elder Law -incapacity (advance directives and guardianships), disability and long-term health care issues (Social Security and Medicaid planning), wealth preservation (trusts and wills), and estate administration. Tom has also served as an expert on Social Security law for other attorneys in non-disability cases that involve Social Security issues. Tom is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association and the Indianapolis Bar Association. He is also a member of the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives. He was admitted to the U.S. Tax Court in 1983.
Tom is an Eagle Scout and has been the treasurer and Cubmaster of Pack 61 and an Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 56. His oldest son became an Eagle Scout in 2008 and his youngest son became an Eagle Scout in 2010. Tom’s father, uncle, two brothers, and nephew are also Eagle Scouts.
My mother-in-law (Joan Doloris) is a fantastic cook and I wanted share her recipes with you.
Each month I will feature great down home comfort food for you to enjoy.
Doloris's Devine Dishes
Spinach Maria
5 (10 oz packages frozen chopped spinach)
1 tsp dry mustard
1 3/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1 Tbsp butter
6 Tbsp flour
8 oz cheddar cheese
4 oz Monterey jack cheese
1 ½ cups grated Monterey Jack cheese (for topping)
4 ½ cups milk
1 tsp granulated garlic
½ medium yellow onion
5 Tbsp melted butter
8 oz Velveeta cheese
Thaw spinach in refrigerator for 24 hours.
Squeeze excess water as much possible out of the spinach.
Heat milk and spices in 4 qt saucepan on medium heat to just below boil. Reduce heat and simmer.
Finely chop onion and sauté in 1 Tbsp butter on medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes.
Add to Saucepan. Combine 5 Tabs melted butter with the flour in a small sauté pan. (This is the first step of making roux, which will thicken the sauce.) Mix until completely blended. Cook on low heat 3 to 4 minute to make roux. Add roux to milk in saucepan and mix well. Cook until sauce thickens. Cut the Velveeta, cheddar and jack cheese into small cubes and add to saucepan. Continue to mix until all the cheese is completely melted and blended into the sauce. Be careful not to burn the sauce while the cheese is melting. Remove from heat. Allow to cool for 15 minutes. Add drained spinach to cheese sauce, mix until completely blended. Spoon into a 11 x 9 x 2 inch or larger casserole and top with grated Monterey JackCheese. Bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes, until hot and bubbly. Makes 12 servings.
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