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A Taxing Initiative: New York State Suspends Driver’s Licenses for Delinquent Tax Debt
By: Gary P. Bluestein and Gregory D. Verdibello The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (“DTF”) is becoming increasingly aggressive in its methods to collect tax debt from ...
Read moreAppealing an IRS Audit Report
By Gary Bluestein Sometimes, for a variety of reasons, it is just not possible to settle a case at the examination level. For income, estate or gift tax cases that do not settle at exam, time ...
Read moreBasic Estate Planning
Estate and Gift Tax Planning Estate and Gift Tax Estates and gifts are taxed using a unified rate schedule. Each person has a credit, known as the applicable credit amount that is currently the ...
Read moreDealing with a Federal Tax Lien
By Gary Bluestein Being a tax column, the focus is usually on intricate tax issues of concern to the tax lawyer or perhaps an accountant. However, in the past, I have attempted to make the articles ...
Read moreDealing with Tax Issues in Bankruptcy
By Gary Bluestein Introduction The issues created by the intersection of bankruptcy law and tax law are exceedingly complex and full of pitfalls for the unwary practitioner. Unfortunately for lawyers ...
Read moreDealing with Wage Garnishments and Tax Liens
By Deborah J. Weber A federal tax lien is created when the following three things occur. Assessment Notice and Demand for Payment Non-payment The lien arises on the date of non-payment and relates ...
Read moreDo You Have Unfiled Tax Returns?
By Deborah J. Weber For various reasons, you may not have filed your federal income tax return for this year or previous years. You may not have filed because you expected a refund and you just ...
Read moreEstate and Elder Law Planning
By Deborah J. Weber, Esq. Estate Planning and Elder Law Planning… What You Need to Know Estate and Gift Tax Planning Estate and Gift Tax Estates and gifts are taxed using a unified rate ...
Read moreFederal Tax Penalties
Overview of Federal Tax Penalties & Abatement in the Collection Defense Area of Practice By Gary Bluestein Although there are approximately 150 penalties contained in the Internal Revenue Code, ...
Read moreIRS Innocent Spouse Requests
Relief from Joint Income Tax Liability: Then and Now Deborah J. Weber Although we have grown up with joint returns and joint and several liability, our current tax system existed for five years ...
Read moreIRS Penalty Abatements
The practitioner’s guide to Federal Tax Penalties and how and when to request abatement By Deborah J. Weber There are approximately 150 penalties contained in the Internal Revenue Code. This ...
Read moreIRS Statutes of Limitations
By Gary Bluestein There is no greater pitfall for a practitioner than missing an applicable statute of limitations for a client. Professional judgment can usually be defended. The style and content ...
Read moreNew York State Sales and Use Tax Audits
Defending Clients’ Sales & Use Tax Audits Against NYS By Deborah Weber Various new enforcement initiatives have been undertaken by the New York State Tax Department in the past year with ...
Read moreNominees Liens and Alter Egos
By Gary Bluestein 5.12.1.2.11 Nominee and Alter Ego Situations (12-01-2006) Persons identified as nominees or alter egos are not entitled to a Collection Due Process Hearing. If a nominee or alter ...
Read moreOffer In Compromises with the IRS
By Deborah J. Weber The Government, like other creditors, encounters situations where an account receivable cannot be collected in full (especially in the current economic climate) or there is a ...
Read morePreparing Financial Statements for the IRS
How to assist your clients in completing optimum financial information statements, offers in compromise and installment payment agreements By Deborah J. Weber The Internal Revenue Service has two ...
Read moreThe Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
When can the IRS pierce the corporate veil and what you can do if it does A Tax Article for Corporate and General Practice Attorneys By Deborah J. Weber As a corporate or general practice attorney, ...
Read moreWorking with Nonfilers – Strategies to Avoid Prosecution
By Deborah J. Weber Where to begin with the non-filer: Non-filers generally come in two different categories: worried, distraught and ready to come forward; or arrogant, stubborn and needing to be ...
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