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The latest industry news, IRS changes, commercial lending trends, and Tax Guard updates

Is Your Business Filing the Proper Cash Transaction Forms?

Has your business ever received a large cash payment and you weren’t quite sure what your reporting obligations were for that large payment? Or have you ever wondered what the …

Why are Businesses Rejected for Loans?

Every commercial lender has its own recipe for underwriting. This depends on a multitude of factors such as type of financing, amount being funded, industry type of borrower, risk tolerance …

IRS Tax Calendar for Businesses and Self-Employed

IRS has some reliable calendar resources for commercial lenders and all businesses to plug into at any time of the year. With the dizzying array of timelines for return and …

Tax Guard at the IFA 2015 Convention in New Orleans

It’s that time of year again! Tax Guard attended the 21st Annual International Factoring Association (IFA) Factoring Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 15th – 18th. Tax Guard’s team of …

IRS Penalties – What to Know about Late Filing and Late Paying Penalties

April 15 was the tax day deadline for most people. If you are due a refund there is no penalty if you file a late tax return. But if you …

Dealing with the IRS is Already Maddening

…and it’s only going to get worse. Not to be an alarmist here, but it’s safe to say that dealing with the IRS on any level has never really been …

Mice, Elephants, and the IRS

This article was originally published in Commercial Factor and focuses on important trends at the IRS.  Knowing these trends you are able to be more proactive with the IRS.   A leg is perceived to be …

Tax Guard Update on IRS Telephone Scam

Hard to believe, but this IRS scam is still taking making its rounds. As incidents of an aggressive telephone scam continue across the country, we at Tax Guard want to …

Tax Guard at the Commercial Finance Association’s 70th Annual Convention

Tax Guard is in Washington, D.C. this week from November 12th through 14th for the Commercial Finance Association’s (CFA) 70th Annual Convention. We’re at booth #207 exhibiting our due diligence …

Tax Guard to Exhibit at NAGGL’s Annual Convention

As proud members of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL), Heather Love, VP of Business Development, and James Heitert, Account Executive, are excited to be exhibiting at the …

5 Things a Public Records Search Won’t Tell Commercial Lenders

If you’re a lender trying to determine whether or not a borrower has an outstanding tax liability to the IRS, you likely search public records to detect if any federal …

The IRS Issued a Fraud Alert for International Financial Institutions

The Internal Revenue Service today issued a fraud alert for international financial institutions complying with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Scam artists posing as the IRS have fraudulently …

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