BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 22, 2014-Tax Guard, a tax risk due diligence service for lenders, announced that it was ranked No. 207 overall on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking …

Let’s make a deal. You pay me to go knocking on the door of each and every county clerk and recorder in the country to screen your client for liens …

It’s summertime. Warm days, rest and recreation and…tax scams. Thieves don’t stop victimizing unsuspecting taxpayers with their scams after April 15. Identity theft, phone and phishing scams happen year-round. Here’s …

Over our years of dealing with the IRS and working with lenders and small businesses, we’ve come across some common themes of misconception. One of the most prevalent is that …

It’s common knowledge that the IRS is the most powerful collection agency in the land. Their enforcement reach is vast and can choke a business out of existence by levying …

Sometimes trends are short lived (think the entire 80s) and other times trends gradually evolve into an accepted standard. As such, priorities must shift with trends, especially as they become …

All commercial lenders, regardless of the type of financing offered, have some mix of due diligence in their credit decision process. Whether it’s a function of the pre-closing evaluation or …

The IRS and the Treasury Inspector General for Taxpayer Administration (TIGTA) are continuing to warn taxpayers of the ongoing phone scam that has netted over an astounding $1 million. While …

The tax filing season is well underway for 2014, which means it’s time for the IRS’ annual release of their “Dirty Dozen” tax scams. This list is a collection of …

This article was originally published in the January/February edition of Commercial Factor and focuses on subordinations of federal tax liens and if they are necessary.  Seat belts save lives – but you have to use them. …

When it comes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), its 94,516 employees and some 73,954- plus pages of U.S. Federal tax code, it’s no wonder there are more than a …

In a previous blog post we looked at the Notice of Federal Tax Lien as a historical artifact. But we might also say that it is an endangered species. According …