Tax issues can be a tangled mess to sort out. It’s not unusual for a taxpayer in the Twin Cities area or the western part of Wisconsin to be thrown so much for a loop by a notice from the Internal Revenue Service that it leaves them frozen in their tracks. That’s exactly the wrongcontinue reading…
Tax law is complicated, but it’s not intentionally so
As children, many of us may have feared the imaginary monster under our bed. Most folks in Minnesota and Wisconsin reading this would likely agree that even after we grow out of those childhood fears, there are plenty of real things to be afraid of. One of the biggest for those of the millennial generationcontinue reading…
Really: Infant girl a victim of FATCA info sharing deal
Earlier this year we wrote about how the long arm of the Internal Revenue Service can crimp the free movement of individuals. As that set of posts noted, what the State Department gives — that is, documentation of one’s U.S. citizenship — the IRS can take away if the individual owes more than $50,000 in taxes,continue reading…
Tax disputes could be another legacy of Prince’s estate
History has a way of repeating itself. The passing of Minnesota music icon Prince may serve to provide the latest legal battleground. That’s because the rock star died last month without a will. Many may be aware that legal wrangling continues today over the estate of Michael Jackson. He died in 2009. Today, a judgecontinue reading…
What do I do if the IRS comes after me for my spouse’s actions?
The turning of a new year is a point of significant demarcation for a lot of people in Minneapolis and Wisconsin. Tradition suggests that it’s the time for us to turn over new leaves. Those in the practice of family law know it also happens to be the point at which a lot of couplescontinue reading…