It’s late April. More than 13 months into the pandemic. Almost 40% of Americans have received at least one Covid vaccine. So, you’d think IRS processing times – which slowed to a virtual crawl when the pandemic hit – would be starting to improve, right? Guess again. Read more >>
April 26, 2021
Many people are concerned that filing for personal bankruptcy means losing everything they own. After all, in a chapter 7 bankruptcy, everything you own and owe is legally transferred to a Bankruptcy Trustee, who can then use your assets to pay your debts. Read more >>
April 19, 2021
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 even get me started on the policies and personnel of the California Tax agencies, who make the IRS seem highly efficient and professional). Read more >>
April 12, 2021
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 in their tax collection attempts, than the IRS. Read more >>
April 13, 2021
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 11 Business Bankruptcy reorganization. Read more >>
April 5, 2021
This Washington Post article, about a doctor’s flock of backyard chickens, prompts today’s update on my hens. Read more >>
April 1, 2021
What is a Preference in Bankruptcy? Read more >>
March 29, 2021
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. Read more >>
March 5, 2021
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 deal with the tax problem, or whether they can jointly hire a tax attorney. Watch this short Vlog for the answer. Read more >>
February 12, 2021
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. Read more >>
February 10, 2021
