Dan Pilla

Dan Pilla’s Research Reports

Dan Pilla has written dozens of Special Reports and hundreds of articles on issues regarding Taxpayers’ rights, problems resolution and tax policy. Below is an index of some of Dan’s key reports.

New Is it Time to Re-Evaluate Your Tax Withholding? Don’t Let the IRS Keep Your Money. Read Now! This article shows you now to adjust your wage withholding so you don’t over pay your taxes every month. This article is excerpted from the January 2008 issue of Pilla Talks Taxes, our monthly electronic newsletter.

How the IRS Tries to Make You Die Poor Read Now! A fascinating study of the problems with the current tax system and recommendations for a tax system that is simple, fair and efficient. In the study, Dan calls for the elimination of the income tax and the IRS.

Penalty Special Report Read Now! A detailed guide on how to cancel tax penalties

Releasing Wage and Bank Levies Read now! A step-by-step guide to preventing and stopping IRS levies on your paycheck and bank account.

The Untax Promise Read Now! A detailed guide to the popular tax protester and tax avoidance arguments. In this report, Dan debunks many myths about “untaxing” yourself. Dan’s thorough research includes court opinions and detailed analysis of the tax code

Why You Can’t Trust the IRS Read Now! This is the study that Dan produced for the Cato Institute, a leading public policy research institute in Washington, D.C. This report shook the IRS like nothing else that ever hit Washington.

A Monument of Deficient Wisdom: The Constitutional Conflict in Federal Income Tax Law Enforcement Read Now! This study was written for the Institute for Policy Innovation in Dan’s role as member of the editorial board of the Road Map to Tax Reform Project. Dan’s contribution studies specifically how the graduated income tax system is fundamentally at odds with our historical constitutional principles.

Why Trusts Don’t Work Read Now! This is a thorough explanation of why one of the country’s most prominent tax scams cannot work to reduce or eliminate your income taxes. In this detailed report, Dan explains in simple terms why domestic and offshore trusts are doomed to failure and what you can do if you’re already involved in one.

How to Challenge Tax Audit Decisions: What Every Citizen Needs to Know About a Notice of Deficiency Read Now! Every citizen needs to know how to challenge tax audit results, and that means every citizen needs to know how to challenge a Notice of Deficiency. If you have a Notice of Deficiency or are currently going through a tax audit, you need to read this report before another day goes by!

Family Limited Partnerships: Not an Estate Planning Panacea Read Now! The latest fad in estate planning is the Family Limited Partnership. While this strategy offers some opportunity for tax savings, when mistakes are made, the results can be disastrous. This report shows how to avoid fatal mistakes with Family Limited Partnerships.

To Convert or Not to Convert: Considerations for Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Read Now! This report originally appeared as an article in the August 2006 issue of our newsletter Pilla Talks Taxes. The report spells out all the factors you should consider before converting your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. It also goes through the differences between the two retirement plans. Don’t make move with your traditional IRA before reading this report.

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