How South Carolina Handles Back Taxes On Inherited Property That Was Sold Before Death?
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Can one designate voluntary payments from the sale of corporate assets to pay the trust fund portion of delinquent taxes?
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Thank you for your question. The answer is, yes you can designate to which taxes the money you pay to the IRS will be applied as long as it is a “voluntary” payment and not one paid due to forced…
Is a Personal Injury settlement subject to payment in an Offer in Compromise – Part 2?
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To reiterate from my last blog, even though the personal injury settlement is exempt from forced collection by the IRS or other judgment creditors, the IRS expects the taxpayer to include that money in an Offer since the Offer program…
Can I be taxed in retirement? How?
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There are six primary ways you can be taxed in retirement: (1) Traditional IRA or 401(k) withdrawals – this money is always taxed when taken out, no matter at what age; (2) Social Security benefits – whether or not taxed…
Do reimbursements from my employer need to be included in my income?
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Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reimbursements for moving expenses paid by an employer for most employees is to be included in income starting in 2018. This makes these amounts taxable for most employees, except for active-duty members…
Does the new tax code affect my withholding because I have dependents?
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Because the law expanded and made significant changes to the Child Tax Credit, it also suspended the deduction for personal exemptions. The IRS has recommended that parents and caregivers should do a “paycheck checkup” to determine how these changes could…
How do you transfer a piece of property after the probate estate of the owner is closed?
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The only way to transfer real property owned by a deceased person who died less than ten years ago is to go through probate and obtain a Deed of Distribution. If the deceased died more than ten years ago, a…
How important is it to have a durable Power of Attorney?
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It is very important! A durable Power of Attorney (POA) is simply legal authorization for someone else to act on one’s behalf. This usually only occurs if the grantor of the POA is incapacitated, but it can be useful in many…
What is the Fresh Start progran for those who owe delinquent taxes?
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The Fresh Start program helps many taxpayers but not all. It is designed to help those with smaller amounts owing in delinqueat taxes. Basically the program provides a simple way for taxpayers owing less than $25,000 in delinquent taxes to…
Successful seminar
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Hope everyone had a good time in the snow. We had a great Estate Planning seminar and meal last Thursday evening before the snow. Some very good questions were asked, which showed that the attendees were involved and interested. We…