Questions answered by Jeffrey L. Cohen

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How do I best Incorporate a Computer Repair business in Georgia?

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on June 16, 2016

Some people try this themselves, but then they are not the ones who want the "best options." Spending an hour with an attorney will surely answer...

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Discussion of the methods to change the prepayroll tax deductions

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on June 16, 2016

Try submitting a new W-4 with one additional exemption. From the new paycheck you get, figure out how much less tax will be withheld, and how that...

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Will I be held liable for my parent's tax liabilities and debt if I claim them as dependents on my tax return?

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on June 13, 2016

Without knowing any other facts, I see no reason why you might be liable for any of their debts. Do you know if they owe taxes? If so, the IRS...

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Can my wife take my house if I owned it before we where together if her name is was put on the tax records.

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on June 13, 2016

You surely want to consult with a divorce/family law attorney and ask this, and many other, questions.

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Started LLC in 2014, haven't done anything with it. Using it now, after name change..can I write off startup expenses in 2016?

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on June 10, 2016

Both of the other answers are correct. Although your amounts are not large, this is a complicated area of tax law.

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Someone used my name and address applied a business license

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on June 09, 2016

How did you find out this information? You can notify the repository or registrar of this information of the mistake, and ask them to correct it. ...

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There was a will but I think it wasn't file .I've been paying the taxes for 3 yrs. How do I get the deed in my name?

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on June 06, 2016

You will need a consultation. It may simply be a matter of probating one or both of the estates, and getting appointed administrator. At that...

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If I'm married but seperated but we filed a joint tax return and I take all the $ can my spouse get me in trouble?

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on June 03, 2016

The most likely way to get in "trouble" would be if someone forged someone else's signature, or deposited a check made out to both persons in their...

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Do I have to pay this money back that was fraudulently stolen out of my account Or what are my options?

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on May 31, 2016

So are you saying your bank actually honored a fraudulent check? And before they determined it was good, someone else transferred the "good" funds...

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My partner has pleads guilty to tax evasion and judgement was not good

Jeffrey's answer | Answered on May 31, 2016

Before asking important questions like this on a public forum, please go straight to your partner's attorney and ask this question of him or her.

Jeffrey L. Cohen's Answers (2581)

How do I best Incorporate a Computer Repair business in Georgia?

Discussion of the methods to change the prepayroll tax deductions

Will I be held liable for my parent's tax liabilities and debt if I claim them as dependents on my tax return?

Can my wife take my house if I owned it before we where together if her name is was put on the tax records.

Started LLC in 2014, haven't done anything with it. Using it now, after name change..can I write off startup expenses in 2016?

Someone used my name and address applied a business license

There was a will but I think it wasn't file .I've been paying the taxes for 3 yrs. How do I get the deed in my name?

If I'm married but seperated but we filed a joint tax return and I take all the $ can my spouse get me in trouble?

Do I have to pay this money back that was fraudulently stolen out of my account Or what are my options?

My partner has pleads guilty to tax evasion and judgement was not good