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Sunday, April 29, 2012


Tuesday May 1, 2012 @ 9PM Est.
Listen to the show by clicking this link

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fight-for-truth/2012/05/02/above-the-mic-behind-the-walls


Join Host Adriane Harden and Special Guest Tavis Taylor to talk about her book, Behind the Walls.  Behind the Walls was written while the author was serving time in Gwinnet County Jail. This groundbreaking message will open your eyes to the truth for getting into, staying, and being productive in the body of Christ. It will help you deal with your questions and concerns about getting close to God while you are incarcerated. Whether you are a new Christian or re-establishing your relationship with God, this book will walk you through the process of getting to that place of peace. It will teach you how to utilize scripture for prayer as well.
Most of all, this edifying book will assist you in releasing the guilt of what you have done so that you can move forward while incarcerated. This book will help you during your incarceration and might even help you be released from your state of incarceration. Ultimately, it leaves messages that are aimed to be treasured even after incarceration.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

FACAA






Join Host Adriane Harden and special guest Joyce Dorsey of Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority. The Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority (FACAA) helps citizens of Atlanta and Fulton County become self sufficient by offering programs and services that enable individuals and families to emerge from economic despair, prevent homelessness, and enhance educational goals for an improved quality of life.

TUNE IN FOR THE AFTER SHOW...WE WILL HAVE NEW RELEASED MUSIC FROM ARTIST ANTHONY RED . HE WILL BE CALLING IN FROM JAMAICA.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012


Zimmerman Charged with 2nd Degree murder

April 11th 2012, George Zimmerman is now in custody and has been charged for 2nd degree Murder SIX WEEKS after shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. If convicted,  Zimmerman could face up to life in prison.
On Feb 26th, Trayvon was in Sanford, FL visiting his father after returning from local convenience store. Trayvon was then spotted, chased then shot and killed by Zimmerman
Zimmerman claiming self defense after being “attacked” by Trayvon there is little to no evidence to prove those allegation against Trayvon. Trayvon was unarmed only carrying a bag of skittles and ice tea.
After six weeks and massive media attention, included us at Fight for Truth Radio, we wanted answers and justice for Trayvon and his family.

Florida State Atty. Angela B. Corey made the announcement around 3:15 pm EST in a televised press conference, claiming the charge was filed today.
“I can tell you we did not come to this decision lightly,” Corey told reporters. “We do not prosecute by public pressure.”

Really?? Without the pressure of the PEOPLE, Trayvon’s murder would’ve been another 17-year-old African American “shot” in “self defense” and nothing more. Without the pressure of the PEOPLE Zimmerman would still be free without a charge.
Fight for Truth Radio will continue to seek for justice for Trayvon Martin. 
A charge is not a conviction the battle has just begun.

Britney McCree

Tax Benefits: Life Events - Unemployment - Other Benefits

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Various other tax benefits may be available for unemployed taxpayers.


Education Credits and Deduction. If you decide that you need to go back to school to retrain for a new job, you may be allowed to take the American opportunity tax credit or the lifetime learning credit. These credits are available for qualifying tuition and related expenses incurred by students pursuing a higher education degree. The American opportunity tax credit is a partially refundable credit. A deduction for tuition and fees incurred may also be available and in some circumstances may be more beneficial than the credits.


Mortgage Relief Act of 2007. If you had a debt cancelled because of a foreclosure or mortgage restructuring, you may not need to include the cancelled debt in income. Under this Act, if the debt is considered qualified principal residence debt, you may exclude from gross income up to $2 million of cancelled debt. This law currently applies through 2012.


Earned Income Credit. If you were laid off in 2011, you will likely have reduced earned income. This may qualify you for the earned income credit, which is a refundable tax credit for low-income workers. However, it is important to remember that you must have some earned income and unemployment compensation is not considered to be earned income.

Making Work Pay Credit.  In 2009 and 2010, the Making Work Pay provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided a refundable tax credit of up to $400 for working individuals and up to $800 for married taxpayers filing joint returns. Most wage earners benefited from larger paychecks in 2009 and 2010 as a result of the changes made to the federal income tax withholding tables to implement the Making Work Pay tax credit. As of Dec 31, this credit has expired and is no longer available to any taypayer.
Background Information on IRS Tax Penalty
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The law imposes penalties to ensure that all taxpayers pay their taxes. Some of these penalties are discussed below. If you underpay your tax due to fraud, you may be subject to a civil fraud penalty. In certain cases, you may be subject to criminal prosecution. 

Failure-to-file penalty. If you do not file your return by the due date (including extensions), you may have to pay a failure-to-file penalty. The penalty is 5% of the tax not paid by the due date for each month or part of a month that the return is late. This penalty cannot be more than 25% of your tax, but it is reduced by the failure-to-pay penalty (discussed next) for any month both penalties apply. However, if your return is more than 60 days late, the penalty will not be less than $100 or 100% of the tax balance, whichever is less. You will not have to pay the penalty if you can show reasonable cause for not filing on time. 

Failure-to-pay penalty. You may have to pay a penalty of 1/2 of 1% of your unpaid taxes for each month or part of a month after the due date that the tax is not paid. This penalty cannot be more than 25% of your unpaid tax. You will not have to pay he penalty if you can show good reason for not paying the tax on time. 

Penalty for frivolous return. You may have to pay a penalty of $500 if you file a return that does not include enough information to figure the correct tax or that shows an incorrect tax amount due to:

  • A frivolous position on your part, or
  • A desire to delay or interfere with the administration of federal income tax laws.

This penalty is in addition to any other penalty provided by law. 

Accuracy-related penalty. An accuracy-related penalty of 20% applies to any underpayment due to:

  • Negligence or disregard of rules or regulations, or
  • Substantial understatement of income tax.

This penalty also applies to conditions not discussed here. Even though an underpayment was due to both negligence and substantial underpayment, the total accuracy-related penalty cannot exceed 20% of the underpayment. The penalty is not imposed if there is reasonable cause accompanied by good faith. 

Negligence. Negligence includes the lack of any reasonable attempt to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. 

Disregard. Disregard includes the careless, reckless, or intentional disregard of rules or regulations. 

Substantial understatement of income tax. For an individual, income tax is substantially understated if the understatement of tax exceeds the greater of:

  • 10% of the correct tax, or
  • $5,000.

Information reporting penalties. Any person who does not file an information return or a complete and correct information return with the IRS by the due date is subject to a penalty for each failure. A penalty applies to information returns as follows:

  • Correct information returns filed within 30 days after the due date, $15 each.
  • Correct information returns filed after the 30-day period but by August 1, $30 each.
  • Information returns not filed by August 1, $50 each.

Maximum limits apply to all these penalties. 

Failure to furnish correct payee statements. Any person who does not provide a taxpayer with a complete and correct copy of an information return (payee statement) by the due date is subject to a penalty of $50 for each statement. If the failure is due to intentional disregard of the requirement, the penalty is the greater of:

  • $100 per statement, or
  • 10% or 5% (depending on the type of statement) of the amount to be shown on the statement.

Identification numbers and other information. Any person who does not comply with other specified reporting requirements, including the use of correct identification numbers (employer identification numbers and social security numbers), is subject to a penalty of $50 for each failure. 

The law provides penalties for failure to file returns or pay taxes as required. 

Civil Penalties

If you do not file your return and pay your tax by the due date, you may have to pay a penalty. You may also have to pay a penalty if you substantially understate your tax, file a frivolous return, or fail to supply your social security number. If you provide fraudulent information on your return, you may have to pay a civil fraud penalty. 

Filing late. If you do not file your return by the due date (including extensions), you may have to pay a failure-to-file penalty. The penalty is based on the tax not paid by the due date (without regard to extensions). The penalty is usually 5% for each month or part of a month that a return is late, but not more than 25%. 

Fraud. If your failure to file is due to fraud, the penalty is 15% for each month or part of a month that your return is late, up to a maximum of 75%. 

Return over 60 days late. If you file your return more than 60 days after the due date or extended due date, the minimum penalty is the smaller of $100 or 100% of the unpaid tax. 

Exception. You will not have to pay the penalty if you show that you failed to file on time because of reasonable cause and not because of willful neglect. 

Paying tax late. You will have to pay a failure-to-pay penalty of 1/2 of 1% of your unpaid taxes for each month, or part of a month, after the due date that the tax is not paid. This penalty does not apply during the extension period available by filing Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, if you paid at least 90% of your actual tax liability before the original due date of your return through withholding on wages, estimated tax payments, or a payment sent in with Form 4868. 

If a notice of intent to levy is issued, the rate will increase to 1% at the start of the first month beginning at least 10 days after the day that the notice is issued. If a notice and demand for immediate payment is issued, the rate will increase to 1% at the start of the first month beginning after the day that the notice and demand is issued. 

This penalty cannot be more than 25% of your unpaid tax. You will not have to pay the penalty if you can show that you had a good reason for not paying your tax on time. This failure-to-pay penalty is added to interest charges on late payments. 

Combined penalties. If both the failure-to-file penalty and the failure-to-pay penalty (discussed earlier) apply in any month, the 5% (or 15%) failure-to-file penalty is reduced by the failure-to-pay penalty. However, if you file your return more than 60 days after the due date or extended due date, the minimum penalty is the smaller of $100 or 100% of the unpaid tax. 

Accuracy-related penalty. You may have to pay an accuracy-related penalty if:

1.You underpay your tax because of either "negligence" or "disregard" of rules or regulations, or
2.You substantially understate your income tax.


The penalty is equal to 20% of the underpayment. The penalty will not be figured on any part of an underpayment on which a fraud penalty (discussed later) is charged. 

Negligence or disregard. The term "negligence" includes a failure to make a reasonable attempt to comply with the tax law or to exercise ordinary and reasonable care in preparing a return. Negligence also includes failure to keep adequate books and records. You will not have to pay a negligence penalty if you have a reasonable basis for a position you took. 

The term "disregard" includes any careless, reckless, or intentional disregard. 

The penalty is based on the part of the underpayment due to negligence or disregard of rules or regulations, not on the entire underpayment on the return. 

Adequate disclosure. You can avoid the penalty for disregard of rules or regulations if you adequately disclose on your return a position that has at least a reasonable basis. See Disclosure statement, later. 

Substantial understatement of income tax. You understate your tax if the tax shown on your return is less than the correct tax. The understatement is substantial if it is more than the larger of 10% of the correct tax or $5,000. However, the penalty is reduced to the extent there is:

  • Substantial authority, or
  • Adequate disclosure and a reasonable basis.

Substantial authority. Whether there is or was substantial authority for the tax treatment of an item depends on the facts and circumstances. Consideration will be given to court opinions, Treasury regulations, revenue rulings, revenue procedures, and notices and announcements issued by the IRS and published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin that involve the same or similar circumstances as yours. 

Disclosure statement. The understatement may also be reduced if you have adequately disclosed the relevant facts about your tax treatment of an item. To make this disclosure, use Form 8275, Disclosure Statement. You must also have a reasonable basis for treating the item the way you did. 

In cases of substantial understatement only, items that meet the requirements of Revenue Procedure 96-58 (or later update)are considered adequately disclosed on your return without filing Form 8275. 

Use Form 8275-R, Regulation Disclosure Statement, to disclose items or positions contrary to regulations. 

Reasonable cause. You will not have to pay a penalty if you show a good reason (reasonable cause) for the way you treated an item. You must also show that you acted in good faith. 

Frivolous return. You may have to pay a penalty of $500 if you file a frivolous return. A frivolous return is one that does not include enough information to figure the correct tax or that contains information clearly showing that the tax you reported is substantially incorrect. 

You will have to pay the penalty if you filed this kind of return because of a frivolous position on your part or a desire to delay or interfere with the administration of federal income tax laws. This includes altering or striking out the preprinted language above the space provided for your signature. 

This penalty is added to any other penalty provided by law. 

The penalty must be paid in full upon notice and demand from IRS even if you protest the penalty. 

Fraud. If there is any underpayment of tax on your return due to fraud, a penalty of 75% of the underpayment due to fraud will be added to your tax. 

Joint return. The fraud penalty on a joint return does not apply to a spouse unless some part of the underpayment is due to the fraud of that spouse. 

Failure to supply social security number. If you do not include your social security number (SSN) or the SSN of another person where required on a return, statement, or other document, you will be subject to a penalty of $50 for each failure. You will also be subject to the penalty of $50 if you do not give your SSN to another person when it is required on a return, statement, or other document. 

For example, if you have a bank account that earns interest, you must give your SSN to the bank. The number must be shown on the Form 1099-INT or other statement the bank sends you. If you do not give the bank your SSN, you will be subject to the $50 penalty. (You also may be subject to "backup" withholding of income tax. See chapter 5.) 

You will not have to pay the penalty if you are able to show that the failure was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect. 

Failure to furnish tax shelter registration number. A person who sells (or otherwise transfers) to you an interest in a tax shelter must give you the tax shelter registration number or be subject to a $100 penalty. If you claim any deduction, credit, or other tax benefit because of the tax shelter, you must attach Form 8271, Investor Reporting of Tax Shelter Registration Number, to your return to report this number. You will have to pay a penalty of $250 for each failure to report a tax shelter registration number on your return. The penalty can be excused if you have a reasonable cause for not reporting the number. 

Criminal Penalties

You may be subject to criminal prosecution (brought to trial) for actions such as:

  • Tax evasion,
  • Willful failure to file a return, supply information, or pay any tax due,
  • Fraud and false statements, or
  • Preparing and filing a fraudulent return.

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Options for Taxpayers Who Owe
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IRS Has Expanded the “Offer-in-Compromise” Program


Balmer Professional Services encourages unemployed and financially challenged taxpayers who owe this year and are worried about their ability to pay to examine enhanced options offered by the IRS.  The IRS has expanded the offer-in-compromise program that allows a settlement of the taxpayer’s tax liability for less than the full amount owed based on the individual’s current financial situation, income and future earning potential.  Previously, the IRS determined the amount of the offer in compromise on the taxpayer’s earnings in prior years.  Other options include paying the tax debt with a loan or credit card, or agreeing to pay through installments.

“The IRS has pledged to work with struggling taxpayers who make the effort to try and pay their taxes.  It’s always advisable to pay what you can, and file on time or request an extension.  An extension of time to file a tax return still does not constitute an extension of time to pay any tax liability.  Penalties and interest will accrue beginning April 18th  if the tax liability has not been paid.  

The IRS will grant an automatic six-month filing extension to taxpayers who file a timely extension request. Taxpayers do not need to provide a reason for their request.  Individual taxpayers need to file Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, by April 18 to be granted a filing extension until October 17.   

Taxpayers can request permission to make monthly installment payments by filing an installment agreement form with their tax return.  If you are not currently on an IRS installment plan, complete Form 9465, Installment Agreement Request, and attach it to the return.  To limit penalty and interest charges, the taxpayer should pay as much of the tax due as possible when sending in their return. 

If the request is approved, the IRS will charge a fee of $105, unless direct debit is used ($52) or there is a reduced fee for individuals with lower incomes ($43). These payments must be made on time, and the taxpayer must agree to meet all future tax liabilities. One available option to ensure timely payments is to have the funds directly debited from a bank account. 
Taxpayers can charge their taxes owed to a MasterCard, VISA, Discover, American Express Card or a debit card.  They can also pay on the Internet by visiting www.PAY1040.com or www.officialpayments.com, or call 1-888-PAY1040 (1-888-729-1040) or 1-800-2PAY-TAX    (1-800-272-9829). A convenience fee applies.       



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