There’s nothing good about a disaster, but at least the tax law can help disaster victims in various ways. And recent changes in the law provide even more ways to get tax relief.

When you own and operate a business, you must exercise vigilant oversight, including watching over your payroll taxes. Here’s an example of why.

What’s your worst tax nightmare? Identity theft? Not having enough money to pay all the taxes you owe? How about this: your CPA, enrolled agent, or other tax preparer has not filed your taxes for three years.

Nobody wants to spend their whole life looking over their shoulder, wondering if the IRS will audit them. Luckily, there is a statute of limitations on IRS audits and tax assessments.

For over 20 years, the IRS has issued an annual Dirty Dozen list identifying tax scams and avoidance schemes. This year’s list includes everything from employee retention credit claims to the use of fake charities.