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The Florida Department of Revenue opens a sales tax audit with one of two notices. Form DR-840, the Notice of Intent
Once the Florida Department of Revenue issues a sales tax assessment, a restaurant generally has a few ways to resolve it:
When the Florida Department of Revenue uses the markup method, it estimates your restaurant’s sales from your purchases and treats any
Florida’s Voluntary Disclosure Program lets a restaurant that owes back sales tax come forward before the Department makes contact, in exchange
In Florida, grocery food products are generally exempt from sales tax, but food prepared, served, or sold by a restaurant is
In a Florida restaurant sales tax audit, the Department rarely reviews every transaction. Instead it examines a sample, calculates an error
Florida use tax is the companion to sales tax. When a restaurant buys equipment, supplies, or decor from an out-of-state or
In Florida, a voluntary tip a customer chooses to leave is not subject to sales tax, but a mandatory or automatic
In a Florida restaurant sales tax audit, the markup method estimates your sales from your purchases. The auditor takes your food
A Florida DR-840 (Notice of Intent to Audit Books and Records) tells you the Florida Department of Revenue has selected your
For reversing a passport certification, an Installment Agreement is almost always faster than an Offer in Compromise. A streamlined Installment Agreement
A CP508C notice is a passport problem on the surface, but underneath it is a seriously delinquent tax debt that triggered
After the IRS certifies seriously delinquent tax debt, the State Department typically holds a passport application open for 90 days to
The IRS does not certify every seriously delinquent tax debt for passport revocation. Statutory and discretionary exclusions under IRM 5.19.25 protect
CP508R is the IRS notice that reverses a seriously delinquent tax debt certification and tells the State Department to restore your
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Part I of this guide covered the fundamentals every taxpayer needs to know: the $64,000 certification threshold,
The IRS passport revocation program blindsides more Americans every year. People show up at airports and consulates
An outdated address on file with the IRS can cause you to miss critical notices about audits,
What is an IRS levy? An IRS levy is a legal seizure of your property or assets
After the IRS files a federal tax lien, you have 30 days from the date of Letter
There are four ways to remove or reduce the impact of a federal tax lien: release (debt
A federal tax lien is a legal claim the IRS places on your property to secure a
A federal tax lien is the IRS’s legal claim against all your property, including real estate, bank
The IRS is now using artificial intelligence to accelerate wage garnishment decisions and enforcement actions in 2026.
