I am an employed physician of a large health system in NE TN. Because of financial losses they are having due to Covid-19, they have mandated a 20% pay cut for all physicians for a 60-day period. IN ADDITION, they are cancelling the 401k match for the entire 2020 FY (July 2019 to July 2020), which... Read more »

answered on Apr 20, 2020
Before I answer this question please allow me to sit the stage: Your employer is struggling to stay on top of the waves during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression--which started in October 1929 and lasted for most of the ensuing decade. IMO, you and all other employees should be... Read more »
I gave her $1,000 for my tax bill & she sent me some confirmation email that my tax bill was paid through the IRS Direct Pay site. However, when I filed my taxes this year, they took my refund claiming that I never paid my taxes! When I called the IRS with the confirmation email I received from... Read more »

answered on Apr 16, 2020
I would continue to try and resolve the matter with the preparer. It may have been a clerical error or simple omission. If they can't or won't fix it you should file a police report, send form 3949-A to the IRS (link below), and review them on social media sites. The question is was this... Read more »
My employer failed to send SSA withholding to SSA for many years. All employees' SSA statements show $0 for those years. She passed away last year and her family closed that business entity and reopened with a new name, retaining all employees. The new company has paid SSA as required. The... Read more »

answered on Apr 15, 2020
Generic legal advice to all humans being asked to sign anything important--ever: Before signing any document that in an y way raises concerns about the possible affect of that document you should ALWAYS send a copy of the document to your family lawyer and ask them to flyspeck it and advise you... Read more »
One working spouse received the whole stimulus.
Two children were filed also last year ( BUT now neither spouse has custody).
Who legally should get the money?

answered on Apr 14, 2020
In fairness it should likely be split 50/50. That would be marital property subject to equitable distribution in the divorce. You may want to consider consulting with an attorney regarding this issue and the pending divorce. Good luck.
The business is listed as a 2-member LLC. I do not want the other member to be negatively affected by my bankruptcy.

answered on Mar 26, 2020
The issue that affects your business partner is whether the bankruptcy trustee will want your interest in the business. That depends on the value of the business versus any exemption that might apply. You need to file your taxes based on what you elected at the time of formation or prior to... Read more »
My condition is stable and I live on my own.

answered on Feb 24, 2020
Not sure of your question. But the only way you will set aside that conveyance is for the Grantees, and now owners, to convey it back to you. I suggest a Life Estate/ Remainder Deed.
quit claim it back to him? Would this avoid capital gain at sale? he has lived there for 30 years and out for 3 months

answered on Jan 25, 2020
You can. As long as it was his primary residence for 2 of the last 5 years the first $250k of gain will be excluded.
You still have a gift to you then a gift back, then a sale with a lump sum of cash. So your going to need to look at gift tax returns, likely no tax owed, and potential... Read more »

answered on Jan 23, 2020
No but it helps. There may be other liens, etc. A Fed Tax Lien needs to be released of record, both in the County of recording, and possibly other Counties. The Taxpayer may still have a Notice of Deficiency on him, or some other tax problem. A title search is necessary, and if there is a... Read more »
What paperwork do I use?

answered on Dec 12, 2019
I would contact the Trustee or the County Tax Attorney, and ask for the money. They will probably claim the proceeds have already been spoken for. But otherwise you must sue the County for the surplus, and possibly the official that conducted the Sale for breach of fiduciary duty.

answered on Dec 4, 2019
They do that a lot. You absolutely can file a suit. This is a situation where your damages are likely much less than the cost of the suit. You can't claim the tax as damages. Without knowing all the details I can't give you a definite answer.

answered on Nov 19, 2019
The IRS doesn't go to court before it records a lien.
When you owe tax a lien exists automatically and the IRS then perfects that lien after a period of non-payment.
To challenge the lien, or to challenge the tax owed, you'll have to go through the appeals process which... Read more »
mortgage and the only lien.
If I pay this lien will I be able to full ownership and can take the property?
Could I ask for the overage back?
Property in in Tennessee, Hamilton county TN.
Thank you,

answered on Oct 14, 2019
It is not a lien but a right of redemption for a certain period. You could wait to see if the mortgagee exercises its right of redemption, which is paying you money. After the period, and the right is not exercised, the property is probably yours. But you need a competent attorney who will... Read more »
the retirement is for the employes and counsale people and the people in the town don't know about

answered on Oct 10, 2019
Without knowing more details it's going to be impossible to give any assistance on this matter. You're probably going to have to share more than you should through an online forum to receive a useful answer.
Assuming you're referring to government employees of a town and a... Read more »
I don’t work there and I work there when I was little they told me there doing it Bc the have no people to report back to the government

answered on Jul 31, 2019
Whatever your former employer is doing it is not something that I would ever advise anyone to do. Depending upon what the company does--and knowing what arm of the government is requesting current employment information--it appears the company may be asking for enormous trouble.
Having... Read more »

answered on Jun 18, 2019
Unless you authorized the IRS to send the refunds to a preparer the IRS will send it to you.
I've been put thru hell since last court case and divorce. I've reached out to law and or friends. I need a chance at successful life. Career advancement and i want to know about placement for witnesses for gov.

answered on Jun 17, 2019
Unless you can get a lot more specific facts about your needs you will not be able to get the interest pf any lawyers.
No

answered on May 21, 2019
The lawyers for the party that foreclosed? Sure, but they're not going to do anything for you. I'm not sure what purpose that would serve.
My former employer never mailed me my W2. When January 31 passed, I went to my old job and asked about my W2 and was promptly told that they didn’t mail them and I had to go online to the store’s employee portal and get it myself. I tried to figure out what my old manager was talking about, and... Read more »

answered on May 6, 2019
Your employer is required to file a copy of your W-2 (and that of all other employees) with the IRS; call the IRS consumer line and asked them either to give you the details over the phone or send you a copy.
A friend has Six days to vacate his property and instead of it going to auction he wanted to see if we were interested. He is only behind $3,800. What do I need to do to buy this home and have it in my name and how long does he have to vacate the property and have no claim to it?

answered on Apr 23, 2019
You need a competent attorney for purchase at any Tax Sale. He needs to perform a Title Search and look at the value, prior to you making a bid at the auction. If it does not look good, walk away.
So let’s say that in 2019 I gift $1,015,000 to my son. This gift is $1,000,000 over the annual gift exclusion. That means I will need to report it to the IRS. However, I won’t immediately have to pay tax on that gift. Instead, the IRS deducts that $1,000,000 from my lifetime gift tax exemption.... Read more »

answered on Apr 16, 2019
No one on this planet could possibly answer this question. You are seeking a definitive answer to a question about death taxes, which are subject to legislative change day by day--at the whim of those in power in Washington. Why worry about things that may or may not happen between now and the year... Read more »
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