Deductions Subject to the 2% Limit
Mar 14, 2011
You can deduct certain expenses as miscellaneous itemized deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040 or Form 1040NR). You can claim the amount of expenses that is more than 2% of your adjusted gross income. Y...
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Ponzi Losses
Mar 07, 2011
Because the Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard Madoff involved potentially thousands of taxpayers, the IRS has issued guidance on the tax aspects of losses from a Ponzi scheme and created a safe harbo...
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Tax Refunds
Mar 07, 2011
There is nothing special that protects a tax refund from being seized by a creditor in most states. Usually, only government creditors such as child support enforcement authorities,student loans, the S...
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Divorced Parents - Child Deduction
Mar 07, 2011
Post-1984 and pre-2009 divorce decree or separation agreement. If the divorce decree or separation agreement went into effect after 1984 and before 2009, the noncustodial parent may be able to attach c...
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Qualifying Child
Mar 07, 2011
The Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 set a uniform definition of a qualifying child, beginning for Tax Year 2005. This standard definition applies to all five of the tax benefits noted above, wi...
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Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
Mar 02, 2011
1. Extended Bonus Depreciation allows businesses to write off 50% of new depreciable property with a life of at least 20 years if purchased and placed in service in 2010.
2. Increased deduction for IRC...
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IRS Audit Process
Feb 28, 2011
IRS Audit Procedure
Once a federal tax return is selected for audit, the examination is performed by an
IRS examiner. At the conclusion of the examination, the taxpayer is sent a report of the examiner...
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W-2 Substitute
Feb 28, 2011
Before you file your 2010 tax return, you should make sure you have all the needed documents including all your Forms W-2. You should receive a Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, from each of your emplo...
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Discharging Taxes in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Feb 03, 2011
The rules below apply to both federal andCalifornia income tax returns.
If all the following 8 conditions are met, the income taxfor a year isdischargeable.
1. 3+ YEARS AFTER TAX RETURN IS DUE. The b...
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Discharging Income Tax Interest and Penalites in Bankruptcy
Jan 31, 2011
1. Prepetition interest is dischargeable if the underlying tax is dischargeable in both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases. The Chapter 13 plan must provide for full payment of the prepetition interest if ...
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