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20 Aug Sophy v. Commissioner – Reviewing Mortgage Interest Deduction Limitations

Posted at 00:00h in Debt, Disallowed Expenses, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Examination, Marriage, Mortgage, Paying Taxes, Tax Filing Status, Tax Guidance & Preparation

Taxpayers living in Vail Colorado contacted me most recently to represent them in an IRS audited covering tax years 2009, 2010 and 2011 relevant to several small items but specifically to the mortgage interest deduction claimed on Schedule A of form 1040. The taxpayers are domestic...

28 Nov Tax Treatment of a Reverse Mortgage

Posted at 00:00h in Death, Debt, Deductible Expense, Dependent, Distributions, Family, Mortgage

A reverse mortgage is generally a loan where a lender pays a lump sum, a monthly advance, a line of credit, or a combination of all three to you while you continue to live in your home and retain title to it. Plans vary but for the...

Business Entity Selection and the Tax Consequences of Converting

12 Jul IRS Publication 4681 Re: Mortgage Debt Forgiveness

Posted at 00:00h in Bankruptcy, Debt, IRS Centralized Insolvency, Mortgage, Tax Guidance & Preparation

This post is a brief review of IRS Publication 4681, Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonment (For Individuals) as it relates to mortgage debt forgiveness. If your debt is reduced or eliminated you normally will receive a year-end statement, IRS Form 1099-C, Cancellation of Debt from your lender. By law,...

29 Apr Colorado’s Uniform Debt Management Services Act

Posted at 00:00h in Colorado Attorney General, Debt, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests

According to Colorado’s Uniform Debt Management Services Act (UDMSA) any person acting on behalf of a consumer in an effort to negotiate a debt must register with the Attorney General (AG). Subsequently I learned ANYONE NEGOTIATING TAX DEBT RELIEF could be subject to enforcement by...

22 Mar Acquisition Debt and Divorce

Posted at 00:00h in Basis, Debt, Family, Gift Tax, Home Office, Marriage, Tax Guidance & Preparation

Generally speaking IRS regulations provide that debt incurred to acquire the interest of a spouse or former spouse in a residence, incident to divorce or legal separation, may be treated as acquisition indebtedness under IRC Sec. 163 (mortgage interest deductions) without regard to the treatment of the transaction under IRC...

16 Jun How to Properly Close Down Your Business

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Asset Classification, Back Taxes Owed, Debt, Disallowed Expenses, Distributions, Entity Classification, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, Net Operating Loss, NOL, Paying Taxes, Self Employ, Small Business, Sole Proprietor, Stock Options, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Relief

Closing down your business is hard and heart breaking and if you are at the point that you are actually reading this post then people have probably been nagging you for money and you are at the end of your rope. You worked hard to...

26 Jan Forgiven Debt Exempt From Income Requires Tax Attribute Consideration IRS Form 982

Posted at 00:00h in Cancelled Debt, Debt

If you are forgiven debt and that forgiven debt is not considered income then you should prepare and file IRS Form 982 - Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness. Generally, the amount by which you benefit from the discharge of indebtedness is included in your gross income....

09 Aug If you owe the IRS money, here are some tips …

Posted at 00:00h in Amended Tax Return, Appeals & Audit Resolution, Audit Reconsideration, Back Taxes Owed, Debt, Disallowed Expenses, Estate Tax, Intent To Levy, Intent To Lien, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, Paying Taxes, Statutory Notice of Deficiency, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Relief, Taxable Income

If you get a bill this summer for late taxes, you are expected by the IRS to promptly pay the tax owed including any penalties and interest. First you should consider appealing the determination based on merit and evidence. For more information on...

15 Apr IRS Payment options

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Back Taxes Owed, Debt, Intent To Levy, Intent To Lien, International Tax, IRS Appeal, IRS Enforcement, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, Partial Payment Installment Agreement, Statutory Notice of Deficiency, Tax Guidance & Preparation

Filing and Paying on Time Saves MoneyIf you have a balance due and do not pay by April 15, you are subject to a failure-to-pay penalty. If you cannot complete your return and file it by April 15, you may request an extension of time...

04 Mar Mortgage Debt Forgivness

Posted at 00:00h in Debt, Mortgage

If your mortgage debt is partly or entirely forgiven during tax years 2007 through 2012, you may be able to claim special tax relief and exclude the debt forgiven from your income. Here are 10 facts the IRS wants you to know about Mortgage Debt...