I am a painting contractor is Los Angeles. I finished a project 3 days early and client doesn't want to pay. Is this possible?

He can make it hard to collect the money. Nicely tell him you will put a mechanics lien on his building and charge interest. The next step is to...

I opened a SEP to buy my corporation. Now the corp is worth zero. I'll buy the stock back and then want to close the SEP.

This problem may involve self-dealing and the trustee receiving a benefit from the trust. I would talk to the person who you consulted with to set...

I stopped filing taxes when I was younger when idid file I owed about 15,000i stopped again about 5 years ago

File your income tax returns for the last six years, do an offer in compromise, and see a tax professional.

Can we write off the rent we pay on the house we rent on our federal income tax return.

You cannot write it off but your son can.

I own a rental property and had it for two years. I made some rental income, depreciated it as capital asset, but I lost it to

Ask the one who foreclosed on the property for a 1099-C. I don't know whether the debt has been cancelled from the facts presented. But,...

QUIT CLAIM CAPITAL GAIN TAX ISSUE.

The main problem is the gift tax returns should have been filed. Your brother does not have to report the gain because he did not own the property...

I filed taxes previously with a fake SS#. I'm now legal & have a real SS#. I have W-2s with both #s. How do I file my taxes?

See an immigration attorney first. How you handle your tax returns depends on how many W-2s you have received. If you have only 2 W-2s from the...

Is social security benefit received on behalf of a dependent child considered earned income?

It is not earned income. Look at IRS publication 915. Get the form SSA-1099 from SSA. It should be under your child's SSN. I believe it will...

A sexual harassment complaint is usually a form of sex discrimination and not a criminal matter. So I assume this is the nature of the beast. The...

The taxes on my rental property have been sold and I am not in a position to be able to redeem them. What happens now?

First a warning. I am not a RE tax lawyer. I am giving you an educated guess. If you don't like the answer then you can repost your question. I...