I have cancer & my Dr. suggested considering early retirement thru S.S. Will owing back taxes prevent my qualifying?

The IRS can definitely go after your social security income checks. You might be able to negotiate a deal based on extreme hardship. If this...

Technically, that's a capital gain in terms of your federal and state income tax. Rare, because people usually lose money when buying and owning a...

Hi I'm recieving ssdi and short term disability from my former employer do do I need to file my taxes next year is STD income?

It depends on your other level of income for the year, but generally, if the disability insurance income you're receiving is from a private...

#1. A joint gift (as a matter of state property law) means that both you and your wife have the same right to the full $200,000 (i.e., it does not...

I intend to represent myself in a civil lawsuit. Since I will have no lawyer, how is direct examination done? Does the judge

If it's a non-jury (bench) trial, the judge will usually permit a "narrative" form of testimony to be given by the pro se plaintiff. If it's a...

I want to make a will. Who should I file it with?

You can file a will with the Surrogate's Court. Since you are in Queens County, you can file a will with the Queens County Surrogate's...

Is this workplace harassment? New employee sabotaging and deliberate lying against my character and forging my work time.

Workplace "harassment" is one of the most misused terms by non-legal persons. There was one example where a prospective client told me about his...

Duress is not: (a) we signed the prenupt the day before the wedding, and I couldn't just cancel the wedding and lose all that money and be...

Can I charge someone for embezzling if he did not use my investment as agreed upon in a written contract.

The answer is "no." You cannot "charge" anyone with anything. It is also not "embezzling," unless that person is your employee and stealing money...

If you actually received a gift, and the transfer was 'complete,' and you 'accepted' the gift, then a transfer of property occurs which cannot be...