This sounds like yet another example of "probate avoidance" gone bad. If this estate had gone through probate, then everyone would have gotten...

OK -- I'm assuming that your father either made you a co-owner of the account or a Transfer on Death beneficiary. If not, you will need to get...

California got your name, address & SS # somehow. If you got your money back, that's about the best you can hope for. California is a Red-Red...

You shouldn't have to pay his back taxes --- just be sure that you do not own property together (i.e., a house), as the IRS will probably put a...

IRS won't mind. And YES, you can still deduct your home office expenses, if the space that you use as a "home office" meets all of the other...

If you sell the property in UK before you move to the US and become a permanent resident here, there will be not income tax consequences. There...

If the mobile home was your principal residence (which it is not), you would qualify for the $250 K ($500 for married filing joint) capital gains...

Agree with Mr. Cowan. Inheritance settlements are not considered taxable income. Too bad the attorney didn't write something about this into...

You need to give him a TIN. If you do not want to give him your SSN, apply online for a TIN (as you would for a business).

You need to sit down with a tax attorney or CPA and review what has been happening and what can be done, if anything, to fix it.