Audio Archive
Andreozzi Bluestein LLP
Audio Archive
Andreozzi Bluestein LLP
About Our Firm: As Heard on WBEN
Attorney Randy Andreozzi talks with WBEN’s Randy Bushover on Buffalo Means Business about who we are, where we came from, and what we do.
You and the Law: Taxes & Bankruptcy
Attorney Gary Bluestein talks with WBFO’s Mike Desmond about taxes and bankruptcy.
You and the Law: IRS Audits
WBFO’s Mike Desmond sits down with attorney Deborah Weber to learn more about IRS audits.
You and the Law: Cutting a deal with the IRS
Attorney Gary Bluestein answers that question in this week’s edition of You and the Law with WBFO’s Mike Desmond.
You and the Law: Legal help for troubled companies
When a business goes bad, the owners may need a lawyer. That’s what attorney Dan Brown talks about on today’s edition of You and the Law with host Mike Desmond.
You and the Law: Not reporting foreign accounts could be expensive
If you admit to the IRS that you have overseas cash or bank accounts which should have been reported, you have choices — most potentially expensive. BFO’s Mike Desmond talks with attorney Tiffany Bell about those choices.
You and the Law: Writing a Will
Once, most people simply had their lawyer write a will and that was it. Attorney Kenneth Grossberg talks about some of the related issues and complexities.
You and the Law: Tax liabilities on overseas accounts
There are a lot of people around the world who are Americans for tax purposes and many may not know that. Attorney Randall Andreozzi says there are heavy penalties for those who try to “game” the system.
Latest News
IRS Completes Unprecedented Campaign Targeting Employment Tax Crimes
By: Kevin Murphy, Esq. In our most recent blog post, we discussed the importance of timely payment of payroll taxes and how serious the IRS is taking the issue of criminalizing the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty. As a follow up, we ...
Read moreWHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS PAY YOUR PAYROLL TAXES: A PRIMER ON TRUST FUND RECOVERY PENALTIES (PART 2)-CRIMINAL EXPOSURE
By: Kevin Murphy, Esq. In Part 1, of this blog, we explained and discussed the civil aspects of IRC 6672- the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP). At the end of Part 1, we mentioned that the civil statute is virtually identical to ...
Read more“But It’s Not My Fault” How to Obtain Innocent Spouse Relief
By: Heather L. Marello Married taxpayers often file their annual income tax returns electing “married filing joint” status. While often beneficial from a tax perspective, spouses rarely understand that, by electing this ...
Read moreVoluntary Disclosure options for taxpayers after the closing of the OVDP
By: Tiffany D. Bell When the IRS closed the 2014 OVDP last fall, which had provided an avenue for taxpayers to come into compliance with any past offshore tax and information reporting, it left many taxpayers and tax ...
Read moreThink the IRS is quiet during the Shutdown? Think Again! Another Form 3520 Trap for the Unwary
By: Randall P. Andreozzi Things are emerging from the abyss that is the longest government shutdown in United States history. Yes, there exist some things so resilient, so pervasive, so constant they can survive and ...
Read moreClient Privilege – When you have it & when you don’t may surprise you.
By: Gary P. Bluestein Many accountants incorrectly assume that their communications with their tax clients are always privileged and confidential. Unfortunately, sometimes tax cases can cross over into potential criminal exposure ...
Read moreUnderstanding the IRS Collection Process (Part 4)
By: Margaret Fichtner This is the last entry in our 4-part series of understanding the lifecycle of a tax controversy. In Parts 1, 2 & 3 we discussed an overview of a controversy, understanding the audit process, and also the ...
Read moreIntroduction to IRS Appeals and the U.S. Tax Court (Part 3)
By: Michael J. Tedesco, Esq. Introduction to IRS Appeals IRS Appeals is a separate branch of the IRS, whose purpose is to resolve tax controversies between the IRS and taxpayers through an informal, administrative process, fairly ...
Read moreUnderstanding Audit, Issues and Strategies (Part 2)
By: Heather L. Marello, Esq. Types of Audits Pursuant to the IRS Data Book, during calendar year 2016, the IRS audited almost 1.1 million tax returns, or 0.5% of all returns filed. A representative never can (or should) predict ...
Read moreThe Lifecycle of a Tax Controversy (Part 1)
By: Michael J. Tedesco, Esq. We find that accountants and taxpayers are often unfamiliar with certain aspects of the typical tax controversy (i.e. how a tax matter moves through assessment, Tax Court/Appeals and Collections). We ...
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