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We lived in the same apartment in Los Angeles for ten years. The landlord let the building degrade over that time refusing to fix basic things like the roof leaking into the bedroom every winter from the start of the lease, not fixing broken security gates & doors, leaving the front gate of the... View More 
answered on Jan 31, 2020
It’s hard to say without seeing the lease and buyout agreements. In some cases, taxpayers can argue that a payment like that is actually a reduction in the monthly lease payments based on not receiving the value that you initially bargained for. In other words, an adjustment to the purchase... View More
answered on Jan 18, 2020
Who said you can't question the IRS. That's really bad news for my career if it's true. Which it's not. Hire a professional if you have an issue with a government agency and challenge their position. It's literally what lawyers are for.
The owner is deceased and his probate is a limited judgment the PR can't sell or transfer the titles without court approval. There are co-owners on one title that can't sell their interest due to this limited judgment on one probate co-owner. The probate refuses to dismiss the co-owners... View More
answered on Jan 18, 2020
Sounds like you should hire someone to help you with that.
answered on Nov 14, 2019
If you operate a a WA company from OR WA still taxes you on any income since you're a resident. The only way to avoid that would be to operate the company as a corporation and don't take any salary or dividends.
A little more detail ... Grandmother passed away, grandfather years back. My parents are deceased. My 2 cousins and I are receiving the proceeds of the sales of all properties and accounts split 3 equal ways in accordance with Swiss law. My portion is estimated at roughly $1,085,000.... View More
answered on Oct 31, 2019
Federally no tax will be owed since you're receiving the funds and the estate was outside the US.
Oregon taxes estates not inheritance, just like federal.
Because your Grandmother was not a resident of Oregon (or the US) the state (and IRS) can't tax her estate. As the... View More
Hi, my husband just passed away and without will because he got a stroke is die very fast. Last Oct 2018, his daughter introduce a lawyer for him so we designed to made a trust. On the first meeting my husband said l can using all the rent income for ten years until our daughter Graduates but the... View More
answered on Sep 24, 2019
Please accept my condolences on the death of your spouse. From your post, it appears you are or may be a beneficiary of a revocable living trust. Your spouse was one of the trustors of the trust, and you may be a trustor also. A trustor is a person who creates a trust. I recommend that you... View More
Seems like taxation without representation to this layperson.
answered on Aug 14, 2019
It certainly can feel that way, the problem is that there is no right to representation before being taxed. That was a revolutionary slogan. If you drive through a random city and get gas you're paying gas tax without representation or sales tax or excise tax, etc... Washington DC has been... View More
Oregon Elks Lodge, contacted by telecom company, offer is 300k lump sum, Elks concerned about paying taxes on this income as it would be other business income "or whatever the term is." We are a non profit, not sure how a one time payment would implicate taxes due. If the income is... View More
answered on Jul 22, 2019
If you're receiving $300,000 you can afford a professional tax advisor. Hire one yesterday.
How much will it cost him for a lawyer
answered on Jun 17, 2019
If it is an Oregon state tax issue, the best thing to do is call a few tax attorneys in Oregon and get some price quotes. You can expect some to quote a flat fee and some to quote hourly. You can also ask attorneys you know to refer you to a trusted colleague.
She has another job ckeaning Les Schwabs. She gets paid a certain amount by check, to report taxes but another thousand under the table. So basically, there are a few grand a month she doesn't report. She reports enough to get Oregon insurance. What are the penalties if she gets found out?
answered on May 17, 2019
Since you felt a need to ask this question twice--this time disclosing more than enough information to allow Oregon law enforcement authorities to start looking for your wife--I will answer it again:
Surely your wife must know by now--after all the national news stories about "illegal... View More
She works another job but she gets paid by cash and reports that. She doesn't report the under the table money because she doesn't want to lose Oregon health insurance.
answered on May 17, 2019
I am not sure what you mean about your wife losing her Oregon health insurance if she reports all her income; but you should know that lawyers do not advise people on how to do anything illegal--for reasons too obvious to mention here.
That said, here is my answer: Surely your wife must... View More
I read about doing 2 state returns when income is split. But in 2018 had no income in Washington or Oregon. I am hoping to only file the capital gains on my Federal return. But wondering if Federal return or 1099s will trigger something for Oregon revenue.
answered on Apr 3, 2019
Hire an experienced Oregon lawyer who practices tax law there.
answered on Feb 7, 2019
You may bring up to $10,000 in currency, coin and specific monetary instruments without reporting it to customs.
I have not been required to file taxes on my SDDI, but I did a little work in December & have recieved a 1099 in the amount of $620 do I need to file taxes on that?
answered on Jan 31, 2018
Because your self-employment earnings are more than $400, you will need to file a tax return for the year. You may have to pay some self-employment taxes when you file your return if you are not eligible for credits that could offset the taxes owed.
We are in the process of divorce. And he abandoned me and the kids has not been part of their life for a year
answered on Jan 15, 2018
Is this a question about your how to file your tax return? Assuming it is, the courts generally prefer that a couple that haven't gotten divorced yet look at the way to save the most taxes. You and your husband should agree to have an accountant or CPA prepare your return both ways - married... View More
Filed on software on phone it told me he was head of household (not single) , claimed niece nephew, permission granted by sister, with whom he lived. first owed $2000ish now over$7000,threatening to take his possessions
answered on Nov 16, 2017
If you disagree with the results of the audit you may be able to file an audit reconsideration.
answered on Sep 30, 2017
Potentially. Taxable as income, almost always and often they are run through as payroll and subject to withholding. Garnishment if the person paying knows it is to be garnished.
Secondarily, have any lawyers successfully handled a case involving a "Cracking the Code" position?
answered on Mar 30, 2017
A competent lawyer, accountant, or tax preparer will not take that position. It is considered a "tax protester position" and is considered by courts to be a frivolous position to take. Making an argument like that will land you in trouble with the IRS and possibly the Department of... View More
answered on Mar 2, 2017
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