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One of Donald J. Trump’s campaign promises was a reform of the Internal Revenue Code. With respect to the Estate Tax, what does that mean? According to the website www.donaldjtrump.com, President-Elect Trump’s Plan “will repeal the death tax, but capital gains held until death and valued over $10 million will be subject to tax to...
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Trump v. Clinton Tax Plans Darren J. Pluth American taxpayers will vote for the next president this November 8th and each candidate has wildly different tax plans. Trump stands by the Republican’s view of fiscal conservativism with a smaller government and less taxes. Clinton’s plan, on the other hand, mimics that of the values associated...
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Private Collection Of Federal Tax Debt: Recipe For Disaster On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or “FAST Act.” It provides long-term funding for transportation projects over a period of ten years.  The bill also requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use private debt collection companies. ...
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Debt Collection – Tips to Get Paid A major challenge for each and every business owner is the arduous task of collecting past due account receivables.  Unfortunately, it is an all too often occurrence that a bill goes unpaid and a business owner is forced to take action to collect payment.  Along with the business...
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The Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act Of 2015 The Federal Government loves to tweak the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) to implement its social and economic policies.  Often times, the enacted tax laws will be temporary in response to a current economic condition that may exist or as an experiment to see how much GDP...
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2015 YEAR END TAX REVIEW             As we come upon the closing of another tax year, it is time once again to reflect upon the past year, plan for year end, and implement planning for tax year 2016.  If you have not implemented proper tax strategies throughout the year, it is not too late to...
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The IRS Probably Knows (or will soon know) About Your Foreign Bank Account Congress has known for decades that American citizens are hiding money offshore.  Congress finally decided to give the IRS some strong enforcement tools and enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) back in 2010 to combat the offshore problems.  Under FATCA,...
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Pre-Filing Planning For Bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a powerful legal strategy that can allow individuals an opportunity to discharge (or eliminate) all or a significant portion of their debt.  However, bankruptcy is not without risk.  An improperly planned bankruptcy can result in the loss of assets, conversion of the case to a different chapter, dismissal, or...
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PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICES SENT OUT If you own real property in California, the local county tax collector (ours is Shabbir A. Khan) sent you a property tax assessment notice that states the property’s valuation on which the future tax will be based.  Each year this bill seems to increase a little more, but you...
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Bankruptcy: An Option for More than You Think Although often times portrayed in a negative light or frowned upon when discussed in social circles, bankruptcy offers those in financial strife an opportunity to rebuild.  Further, bankruptcy is not just for low income individuals that found themselves in over their heads.  Bankruptcy also offers options for...
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The attached articles were written based on the state of the law as of the date written.  The authors of the attached articles assumes no responsibility to update the content of the articles as a result of any changes in the law.  Anybody reviewing the attached articles should consult with the authors of the articles, or their professional tax or legal advisor to verify the current status of the law as it relates to their own personal transactions.