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What to do when your father threatens to call IRS on your friend

Matthew's answer | Answered on April 16, 2012

This is an issue the IRS may find unearth doing its own audit. Also, I don't get who exactly you want to take to Court. Did you not file your own...

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Can I claim this support on my taxes?

Matthew's answer | Answered on April 16, 2012

Were the payments made under divorce or separate maintenance decrees or written separation agreements? If not, then they will not qualify as...

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I appealed a tax audit and submitted some reconstructed records for my expenses.

Matthew's answer | Answered on April 16, 2012

There really aren't sufficient facts here to provide an accurate answer. If you have an attorney representing you then you should be able to trust...

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My son lives with my best friend...i am not filing this year...can she and her husband claim him?

Matthew's answer | Answered on April 16, 2012

To claim him as a dependent he would have to be a qualifying child or qualifying relative. Unless he is related to your friend or considered a...

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I am filing chapter 7 bankruptcy next month. I owe a good bit of money for taxes due tomorrow. Am I obligated to pay

Matthew's answer | Answered on April 16, 2012

You will not be able to discharge the tax debt you will owe for this past tax year. You are obligated to pay your tax deficiency on time, which is...

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How can I get a attorney to help me. My mother pass away an my older and was accessor on her living trust. But there was 4

Matthew's answer | Answered on April 15, 2012

You have a right to receive a copy of the trust or trusts. It sounds like your brother is the trustee of these trust(s), and if he refuses to send...

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Is there a time limit on how long an uncollectable ( health, cancer) tax bill stays on credit report, or do I file b to remove?

Matthew's answer | Answered on April 14, 2012

Were you placed on currently not collectible status? Are you referring to a tax debt, lien, or both that you are seeking to get removed? Your...

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State of California refund taxable?

Matthew's answer | Answered on April 14, 2012

Did you itemize deductions (Schedule A) or deduct state and local taxes last year? If you did not do either of those things then your refund from...

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My father amended his trust when he was angry, but not witnessed.My 50% inheritance has been reduced to a payout. Is this legal?

Matthew's answer | Answered on April 13, 2012

You could always challenge the trust but you would be walking a thin line. Also there may be a clause in the trust that provides that if you...

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My father purchased his plot prior to his passing. Who does the plot get transfered to now that he has passed?

Matthew's answer | Answered on April 13, 2012

If he had a trust then that document will be controlling as to what happens to his plot of land. It sounds like his step daughter is the trustee...

Matthew Jason Staub's Answers (208)

What to do when your father threatens to call IRS on your friend

Can I claim this support on my taxes?

I appealed a tax audit and submitted some reconstructed records for my expenses.

My son lives with my best friend...i am not filing this year...can she and her husband claim him?

I am filing chapter 7 bankruptcy next month. I owe a good bit of money for taxes due tomorrow. Am I obligated to pay

How can I get a attorney to help me. My mother pass away an my older and was accessor on her living trust. But there was 4

Is there a time limit on how long an uncollectable ( health, cancer) tax bill stays on credit report, or do I file b to remove?

State of California refund taxable?

My father amended his trust when he was angry, but not witnessed.My 50% inheritance has been reduced to a payout. Is this legal?

My father purchased his plot prior to his passing. Who does the plot get transfered to now that he has passed?