Category Archives: Filing Your Tax Return
Tax Planning for Next Year; Digital Assets; Loan Modification & Deed-in-Lieu Programs; Trusts & Trustees
As the dust of this year’s tax season settles, our thoughts have already started to drift toward preparing next year’s returns. It is never too early to consider how to pay less taxes (or to be better prepared for next … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, Filing Your Tax Return, Loan Modification, Tax Return Preparation
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Do You Need a Tax Attorney When You are Audited by IRS or When You Start a New Business?
Now that the season to file tax returns has ended, many people may become concerned about whether some aspect of their return might draw the attention of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and lead to an audit. This leads to … Continue reading
Posted in Business Law, Corporate Taxes, Family Law, Filing Your Tax Return, Partnerships, Personal Attorney, Radio Show: Wealth Preservation and You, Starting a New Business, Tax Law
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Whitney Houston Update; IRS Publishes “Fresh Start” for Struggling Taxpayers; California Residency
We are in the heart of tax season, so naturally we have recently been addressing many related issues. We wish we had time to discuss them all on our weekly radio and web broadcast on KDOW 1220 AM, and then … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, California Trust Law, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family Law, Filing Your Tax Return, Income Tax, Probate, Radio Show: Wealth Preservation and You, Tax Law, Trust Administration, Trusts & Estates
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Timely Tax-Filing Topics: Divorce, 1099 Forms, Brokerage Accounts, Living Trusts, Elder Abuse
As we head into the heart of the tax-filing season, we have received many questions about a wide variety of related topics. Because we are so focused on taking care of clients during the work-week, we usually try to answer … Continue reading
Posted in Estate Planning, Filing Your Tax Return, Income Tax, Offshore Bank Account, Radio Show: Wealth Preservation and You, Tax Law, Tax Return Preparation, Trust Administration
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