As readers of my Newsletter and Blog know, dealing with the IRS daily means I uncover unreasonable policies and bizarre agents at the IRS on a regular basis (and don’t Read more »
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Installment Agreement for Tax Debt: Much Harder To Set Up with California’s FTB than the IRS
My website outlines the many ways in which the California tax agencies (Franchise Tax Board, CA Department of Tax & Fee Administration, Employment Development Division) are FAR harder to deal with, and aggressive Read more »
Considering Bankruptcy? Tip 1 – Speak To Someone Sooner Rather Than Later
Readers of my Newsletter already know that, since Covid began, I have seen a steep decline in bankruptcy clients . Seems counterintuitive, no? After all, many prominent retailers and large corporations have already filed Chapter Read more »
Faucher Family Farms – Where Hens Are Workers
This Washington Post article, about a doctor’s flock of backyard chickens, prompts today’s update on my hens. Regular readers of my Newsletter know I’ve been raising chickens for almost 5 years – Read more »
How To Defend Against a Bankruptcy Preference
What is a Preference in Bankruptcy? In bankruptcy, a debtor gives up legal control of most assets to a Bankruptcy Trustee, who can use those assets to pay the debtor’s Read more »
Problems with the IRS? Who are you gonna call?
Katie Clunen is a terrific family law attorney in Westlake Village. Tax issues often arise when couples divorce, so Katie and I often need to speak. In this short Vlog, Read more »
Tax Issues in Divorce: Who Represents Who?
Katie Clunen is a sharp family law attorney in Westlake Village, CA. She recently asked me whether a couple with tax issues going through a divorce need separate attorneys to Read more »
Why I Practice Tax Law
My life left the path of “average” when my father, a research chemist, received a posting in his company’s sales division in Geneva, Switzerland. I was eight years old at Read more »
Filing a Tax Return and Audit Selection
That dreaded, fifth season of the year is soon to be upon us: Tax Season. Many Americans are turning their attention to tax returns and as they file, most people Read more »
Private Tax Debt Collectors & Vultures…
I recently got a letter from Pioneer Credit Recovery of Horseheads, New York (population 6,461), telling me that it was taking over one of my clients’ accounts from the IRS. Read more »