My wife is about to receive a settlement from her past employer

Lawsuit proceeds are treated the same regardless of whether by settlement or by trial. The tax issue goes to what's called "the origin of the...

If you are a MA resident you pay taxes on worldwide income. If you work in CT you pay taxes there only on such income & you get a credit for taxes...

I would like a consultation with a tax attorney.

There are many fine tax lawyers on this website

I have a question about taxes.

Forgiveness programs and other alternatives must be discussed with a tax lawyer well before you do anything. Please don't rely upon answers on the...

Working from India for a USA company.

If you have a green card, then you are taxed on worldwide income...If you qualify for the Section 911 exclusion ($100,800 in 2015) and it's...

Can I change my residency to Maine where the estate tax exclusion is higher, but keep my small business LLC in MA.

Yes, you can save estate taxes by removing your "domicile" from MA to ME. MA can still tax you on assets in MA and moving out of MA as a resident...

Ex refuses to release dependent exemption. Is he in contempt of court?

If the court order clearly gives you the dependency exemption in the year in question then you should take the person as a dependent. If this is...

If I pay advance tax using my refund amount from 2015 tax year can I use/claim that in 2017 tax year rather than 2016?

First, a tax refund from 2015 will be applied to 2016 and can only be carried forward to 2017 if your 2016 return shows a refund. Regardless of...

I filed a petition for my child (IR2) and I have been ask to summit HHM and AOS tax

Again, I am not familiar with the petition you filed & to whom you filed it. Perhaps someone else here is.

You don't say what type of petition you have filed so it's hard to answer this question. Those two terms are not familiar to me as tax forms to...