Can I take a full deduction of $16,000 (property taxes) on my tax return. ex-wife & I own the house she lives in as tenincommon

There are several ways of claiming the property tax as a deduction against your income but because of the circumstances you describe, there's some...

Is there any amnesty of federal penalty for late filing?

Tax penalties can be waived. Interest normally cannot. File form 843 with the facts but take a moment beforehand to review the criteria for waiving...

Tax return?

As my colleague has noted, you can only file "married" if you actually are at the end of the year. The decision whether or not to end a marriage is...

Does my ex husband have the right to deny me the ability to claim our child on my tax return?

Your divorce decree appears to give you the right to claim your son. You should do so. The IRS has tiebreaker rules regarding who is entitled to...

Who gets to claim child on income tax?

The custody arrangement will have some influence on the IRS tiebreaker rules. However, if your divorce decree/order should contain some language...

DICHARGED CHAPTER 7 IN 2010 - NOW 12/1/2012 MORTGAGE WENT UP AND MY HOA DUES. WHEN SHOULD I RENT APARTMENT?

Find out when the foreclosure sale is scheduled, then plan your transition from that. Or if you want more control, consider a short sale - it will...

Wrongful death settlement proceeds are not taxable under federal law. See the IRS audit guildelines for these types of things....

No question that the lender can modify the loan with liens against the property. The real question is whether or not they will. It is 100% within...

Can we file a joint tax return with my ex-wife for 2012, given that we got divorced back in 2003 and none of us remaried?

Unless you're legally marreid to each other at the end of the year, you can't file that way.

If my parents home was foreclose, are they still obligated to pay the HOA and property tax?

My colleague is correct - HOA is the responsibility of the owner. When ownership changes, subsequent HOA dues become the responsibility of the new...