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Financial Advisor August 2009 Roy Diliberto	Transparency: A Model For Our Profession Investment advisers should only have one interest in mind, and that is the individual.
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Financial Planning August 1, 2011 Ingrid Case	Foreign Affairs Financial planners need to ask clients whether they hold money outside the U.S. and advise them on the proper tax steps. Many clients clearly don't know the law.
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Entrepreneur October 2005 Joan Szabo	No Refuge Entrepreneurs should be wary of the new tax shelter- reporting requirements lurking in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2005 Roy Lewis	Withhold Me Closer Check your withholding tax now to avoid nasty surprises at tax time.
Investment Advisor November 2007 Les Witmer	Not-Quite-Final Exams Now is a good time for tax advisors, and financial planners who work with tax advisors on behalf of their clients, to review and understand some of the post-filing functions of the IRS, particularly those activities relating to appeals and examinations, that can impact clients throughout the year.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Roy Lewis	I Can't Afford My Taxes! Some suggestions on what to do if you owe more than you expected.
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The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Dan Caplinger	IRS Targeting Small Businesses The IRS is threatening close scrutiny of unincorporated businesses. One likely reason why the IRS wants to crack down on unincorporated businesses is because there are substantial amounts of potential lost revenue involved.
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Registered Rep. July 28, 2009 John Churchill	IRS Tailing UBS Bankers and Advisors The IRS has upped the ante in its fight to gather thousands of names of alleged tax-dodging American UBS clients, by sending IRS agents to tail the firm's bankers and financial advisors as they visit clients.
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Entrepreneur December 2005 Joan Szabo	Don't Mention It The IRS is providing a little relief with federal paperwork requirements - but along with it come some new requirements.
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HBS Working Knowledge March 7, 2005 Ann Cullen	How We Transformed the IRS Dealing with the Internal Revenue Service is no fun, but it used to be even worse. Former IRS commissioner Charles O. Rossotti tells how he braved the ultimate management challenge in his book, Many Unhappy Returns, and a Q&A.
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Entrepreneur May 2004 Joan Szabo	Hangin' Tough Look sharp--the IRS is beefing up its enforcement tactics and cracking down on tax cheaters.
Investment Advisor April 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Perqs Lead to Penalties About 600 charities and foundations have had to file amended tax forms due to an IRS study that found flaws in the way the organizations reported payments to executives and other employees.
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Financial Advisor October 2004 Michael E. Kitces	New IRS Guidance On Car Donations When IRS Publication 4303 is followed correctly, you (or the client you advise) can be confident in your tax deduction---and mistakes will virtually ensure that an IRS audit will be an even more unpleasant experience than it already is.
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BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Louis Lavelle	Exec Pay: "Everybody Should Be A Little Nervous" The IRS is going after the last bastion of accounting creativity -- executive pay.
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