The IRS does not allow both parents to claim an exemption for the same child. Your child custody agreement should tell both of you who is entitled to claim your daughter; some parents rotate each year; others allow one or the other to claim the child. If you have some written proof that you earned... View More

The Department of Education did not violate any laws by taking your IRS refund check as partial payment on your federally insured student loan. Regardless of whether or not your rehab program is up-to-date, the fact remains that you are still in arrears on the student loan debt. Additionally, since... View More

Yes. Try looking at it this way: If an elderly parent gives the adult child $30,000 in cash, that gift would have to be reported as a gift--on both returns. The same rules apply to savings accounts, or any other gifts.

As in all states, there is an administrative appeal process available in Virginia to allow you to challenge the Virginia assessment; it does not require a lawyer. However, it is usually best to pay small tax assessments rather than try to challenge or litigate them. The law even has ancient advice... View More

Spouses in Virginia can enter into enforceable marital agreements under Virginia Code Section 20-155 of the Virginia Premarital Agreement Act. These agreements take different forms, including prenuptial agreements or antenuptial agreements, marital agreements, separation agreements, stipulations... View More

You'll need a Form 9465, 433F, and 433D.

Fill those out and follow the instructions for submission.

https://www.irs.gov/payments/payment-plans-installment-agreements

There's a online submission process. It rarely works properly.

You'll have to calculate depreciation recapture on the conversion from business to personal property and pay ordinary income taxes on the recapture. The you'll pay capital gains taxes on the gain on sale. Unless you qualify for the personal residence exemption. It's hard to say... View More

Probably not--especially if the property owner has no income from the cemetery and no expenses related to it. If the owner is paying state or local property taxes on the entire piece of property containing the old cemetery they may want to look at prorating the R/E taxes attributable to the... View More

Any good tax attorney should be able to advise you as to the best way to resolve your liability. You have a few options available to you. Stay away from the places you see advertised on tv. Because this is a federal tax issue you can contact a tax attorney anywhere in the country for help. Most... View More

This sounds like a criminal case. You need to call the federal or state prosecutors to make a complaint. I do not handle your type of case. Sorry.

If your wife takes over the account at your death, there will be no tax consequences other than the annual tax consequences of the trading activity within the account. You can pass your estate to your wife tax free.

It could be a tax levy. Ask your payroll department. If it is a tax levy, contact an attorney for assistance. Just stay away from the places you see advertised on tv.

You'll have an uphill battle as to using the sales price for the re-appraisal. Many jurisdictions do exactly that, and the fact that you paid $735,000 is going to make it fairly difficult to argue that it isn't worth $735,000. You might have a better shot reversing the $762,800, but you... View More

You should dispute this item on your credit report with Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian. The Federal Trade Commission has a web page with instructions on Disputing Errors on Credit Reports that can provide you with information on how to dispute this item on your credit report. You can find the... View More

In the absence of an agreement, the IRS rules of dependency/exemptions will apply.

There are limitations the IRS has placed on the ability to claim a child as a tax dependent. This is information that you can obtain by speaking with a CPA.

50 U.S. Code § 4001 - Residence for tax purposes

(a) Residence or domicile

(1) In general

A servicemember shall neither lose nor acquire a residence or domicile for purposes of taxation with respect to the person, personal property, or income of the servicemember by reason... View More

Unless it is in a court order, it is hard to enforce such provisions. If the judge forgot to put it in a court order, this can typically be corrected with the proper motion. To file such motion, hire a lawyer.

You really need to shut down with a lawyer to review the facts. I personally rent a second home of mine out in my own name, but that is probably a bit of the cobbler's children having no shoes. Many suggest that it is best to use an LLC as the leasing agent, so that you increase your... View More

If you are on a full pay installment agreement you should not have any problems. If you are on a partial payment installment agreement, they may take some/all of the pension.