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Sales Tax Attorney Houston

When most people think of sales tax underreporting, the common misconception is that it is a victimless crime. The Texas Comptroller will tell you differently. When a customer makes a purchase from your store and pays you $5 in sales tax, that sales tax is supposed to be kept in…
Mansoor Ansari
January 26, 2015
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FATCA lawyer Offshore voluntary disclosure Houston

In 2014, the IRS made major changes to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and the Streamlined Voluntary Disclosure. Note: Such programs are not available to a taxpayer who is already under an IRS audit that has been transferred to the IRS Criminal Investigations unit or whose non-compliance has been identified…
Mansoor Ansari
January 19, 2015
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Taxable services in Texas

Taxable services” is defined in Tax Code Section 151.0101 to include 17 broad categories of services. Sec. 151.0101. "TAXABLE SERVICES". (a) "Taxable services" means: (1) amusement services; (2) cable television services; (3) personal services; (4) motor vehicle parking and storage services; (5) the repair, remodeling, maintenance, and restoration of tangible…
Mansoor Ansari
January 19, 2015
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Texas sales use tax penalties

Texas sales use tax penalties The law imposes a $50 late filing penalty on every report filed after the due date, even if no tax was due for the period or the report was eventually filed. If you are currently undergoing a sales tax audit, you may find that your…
Mansoor Ansari
January 19, 2015
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Texas sales tax amensty

Texas sales tax amnesty This was a limited-time program approved by a state’s legislature and administered by the state agency responsible for administering and enforcing the state’s tax laws, (e.g. Comptroller). The program gave taxpayers an opportunity to can come forward voluntarily and satisfy their delinquent tax obligations in exchange…
Mansoor Ansari
January 19, 2015