I'm surprised that any doctor or hospital would accept the directive of any relative who is not either a a) court-appointed guardian of the person...

The people responsible for running the contest should send you a 1099 after year-end that will show the amount that you will need to report as income.

This is not a case that should have been submitted to the Taxpayer Advocate in the first place. And they obviously called you as a courtesy. I...

Nearly all estate planning and probate lawyers are willing and able to serve as executor of your will. Choose an expert estate planning lawyer...

You do not have to pay income tax on the amount paid to your attorney --- the attorney will pay the tax on that piece.

YES. You were NEVER taxed on the money in your 401(k), so you must pay tax on it when you take it out. No exceptions. If you are unable to...

Nobody on this forum can properly advise you without more information: reviewing the IRS correspondence as well as your IRS account transcripts. ...

If the daughter was advised by an attorney that this was what she should do, then it is probably legal. As for the language in the will, you...

Mr. Hansen is absolutely correct! Be very careful about taking tax advice from friends, neighbors, etc. More often than not, they do not know...

This is not a tax law question. It is more of a contract law question, as I'm assuming that there was some kind of contract involved here, which...