Currently, I belong to a church (Michigan, USA) that is not a 501c3 organization. Contributing members have undergone an IRS audit and been told their giving to the church is not tax deductible because it is not registered as a 501c3. The leadership of the church is hesitant to go through the... View More 
answered on Apr 27, 2020
You would need to speak with a CPA for a better answer concerning your particular situation. Nothing would preclude you from continuing to donate to this church, although your contributions are not deductible unless the church is recognized by the IRS.
If the IRS were to look back and... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2020
You can call the IRS at 1-800-829-0433. They will investigate and take appropriate action based on their findings.
answered on Apr 24, 2020
That depends on what kind of fraud you are trying to go about. The bar association and the IRS tend to frown on attorneys teaching people how to commit tax fraud so I will not be providing examples. Maybe your dad could show you how.
She's a part time worker and got denied unemployment benefits because her wages for her highest quarter were just over $3,200 and she needed just over $3,700 to qualify. However, that number from her employer didn't include the tips she received. In order to have reached the $3,700 number... View More
answered on Apr 8, 2020
I'm sorry for your situation. Your girlfriend may appeal that unemployment agency decision, but unfortunately, that may be a longshot. You are spot-on about the wage issue. And money from extra jobs won't matter. It's the money from the employer you are seeking unemployment from that matters.
distributed.. My inherited home (only) remained in the estate until I sold it in 2020 with permission from the court. Must I file taxes for the last six years for the estate? There was a little over 100k gained. Do I have to pay taxes on the sale? I did have to open an estate account recently for... View More
answered on Feb 3, 2020
An estate is required to file a retuen any year it has $600 or more in income.
The property sale is reportable. It'll depend on the gain on sale whether it's taxable. It sounds like the estate sold the property 6 years after date of death so you'll likely have some gain on... View More
So that was supposed to offset arrearges courts said i owed but it was never applied to arrearges now i owe even more arrearges due to loss of job a few times over pass few years for a few months but had the original refund been applied to arrearges the arrerges would have been paid off and i would... View More
answered on Nov 18, 2019
Is the arrearage for child support? You should present evidence of the refund amount to your local Friend of the Court office.
property taxes that are being assessed for the past 3 years since the state denied his homestead exemption on his residence. He is married and his wife and he have lived in separate homes the past 3 years. He claims that I should have known to file them each "married filing separately"... View More
answered on Oct 16, 2019
Doubtful, but you should really check with your insurance carrier and any ethics or licensing board to whom you have reporting obligations. Now if the client told you he specifically wanted to file married filing separately, and you didn't do that, that may lead to a different outcome.
Employer accidently sent first half of 2017 taxes to IL and IL demanded I pay second half. Had house in Cook county IL but lived and worked in MI entire year. What legal resources are best to use for recourse or simply a CPA issue? Ended up paying full year state taxes for both Michigan and IL.
answered on Sep 24, 2019
You owe personal income tax to the state of your residence. Request a refund from the other state. Michigan and Illinois have a reciprocity agreement based on residence, so once you establish this a refund should follow.
answered on Jul 22, 2019
Your very brief statement does not contain nearly enough facts to be able to figure out what happened--and also fails to ask a question.
answered on Jul 11, 2019
Unless you (or a lawyer hired by you) can convince the lender to give you a second chance, the next best option is to gather up all the money needed to purchase you home at the upcoming public auction. (Cash only)
I know that I have read that you can make payments up to 6 years, however when calculating these I cannot afford to make payments like this, at all I am 55 years old, and have nothing. It was all bad tax advice in the day.
answered on Jun 17, 2019
You need to hire a good tax attorney. Most of us offer a free consultation. Stay away from the places you see advertised on TV. A tax attorney can frequently do better for you then you can do on your own. If you cannot pay monthly towards your debt they can get you put into currently not... View More
Investigation covered 2013-17
After investigation case forwarded to Supervisory special agent
answered on May 23, 2019
The IRS publishes general criminal case statistics at its website - https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/criminal-investigation-statistical-data. Once the IRS recommends that someone be prosecuted, chances are very high that an indictment (formal charges) will follow. For... View More
I run a lan center in Michigan, my customers purchase time on my equipment. There are no physical products being bought or sold, Do I owe sales tax to the state on those purchases? I've been paying the standard 6% sales tax on every transaction at my business for 2 years now and am wondering... View More
answered on May 7, 2019
Call the Michigan Department of Revenue and ask them this non-legal question.
She says to find a house within $65k budget. We did, and there was cash to spare. So she gave us the rest of the money. During the process she kept saying she didn’t want to be part of it because it’s our house and as long as we stay within budget it’s not her business.
We had been... View More
answered on Apr 8, 2019
Your mother-in-law has no rights to the property unless her name is on the deed; but that does not mean she will not sue you claiming otherwise.
If I established a legal and credible business which used the same route and daily miles as regular full time job could I some how write regular miles off or a weekly %?
answered on Apr 2, 2019
Your question is more tax than law related. I can see where you're going with this, and it might work. I just think at the very least, you are opening yourself up to an audit, which very quickly will zap any money saved in fees to a CPA or tax attorney to work through it with you. You would... View More
The company I work for does deliver products within the city limits and that's why (according to the city) I'm being charged taxes.
answered on Mar 29, 2019
If you don't agree file an appeal and then go to court if you don't win on appeal.
The problem with these cases is that it's rarely worth pursuing because of the low dollar amounts involved and the high cost of challenging the assessment. The city tax department. knows that... View More
They’ve sent me a notice letter and 2 letters following that to submit all these documents for verification. This was completed during the first week of March and I called today and told me to wait. Help ! I have no money for rent. And the so-called advocate service are no help.
We moved from florida 6/1/2018. Total year income less than 40k. It is a duplex owned by an individual not a company.
answered on Mar 5, 2019
You would need to own the property to claim a property tax credit.
I am now married, as of December 2018. My wife works a full time salary job so is has always filed her taxes. Should she file married/joint? Will this raise a flag to the IRS since I haven’t filed any taxes for this long?
answered on Jan 4, 2019
If you were required to file taxes in any of those 17 years you should have. You can voluntarily file your returns to get compliant if that is the case. If you did not make enough money to meet the filing requirement for those years, you are not responsible to file the returns.
You have... View More
Filed MFJ 4/2018 per decree. I have my taxes taken out of my payck. He is self employed and owner of business and doesn't have them come out. We owed State and city taxes which were paid. Now he is saying we owe more and because we were married when they were incurred I should be... View More
answered on Dec 13, 2018
What does your Judgment provide? If they were joint returns and not addressed in the Judgment, you may have to go back to court in an attempt to get clarification. The government is not a party to your divorce. Therefore, both taxpayers are liable if not addressed in the Judgment.
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