Can a mortgage company take the monthly payments apply them to taxes and then months later say you are past due?

Most mortgage contracts provide that the lender has the right to apply payments that it receives toward taxes or insurance on the property if the...

Requesting use tax refund from California on used car

You seem to have a good handle on the law relevant to your matter. As you have deduced, it appears that Cal. Veh. Code Sec. 6248(b) exempts your...

Since you and your ex filed your Federal income tax returns separately, you cannot be held personally liable for the tax liabilities that she has...

The State of California has a long statute of limitations ("SOL") for collection -- 20 years, where a lien is filed within 10 years of the...

Filing a 1120s

Yes, the Schedules K-1 should always be attached to the Form 1120S tax return.

Capital gains on home sale in Ca.

Based upon the information that you have provided, it appears that you are seeking advice as to the taxability of your $30K expected gain on the...

I am a 1099 contractor and I'd missed my quarterly tax payment due 07/17/2013. Will I be penalized?

It is important that you make the quarterly payment as soon as possible, preferably no later than August 16th. Unless you can establish...

Can I be in trouble for waiting to file tax fraud against my ex-husband?

There is no duty for you to report the alleged tax fraud of your ex-husband (or the fraud committed by any person, for that matter). In...

Can I deduct a repair credit given to the buyer of a multi-family property when determining my capital gains?

Whether the repair credit given to the buyer can be used to reduce the capital gain that you received from the sale of your multi-family property...

Overpayment of LLC-related penalties.

My colleague's advice that you should write to the SBE about the overpayment in order to obtain a refund is sound. However, I would not let more...