For nearly every legal action, there is a point after which the case cannot be pursued. This is called the statute of limitations. Under Minnesota law, the shortest period of time in which a civil case can be brought is two years. The shortest period for criminal cases is three years. There is no statute ofcontinue reading…
Delinquency
Tax delinquency could mean you can’t get there from here
Do you remember the FAST Act? Despite the implications of the acronym on that 2015 law, there are elements of it that have the potential for putting the brakes on some individual’s travel plans. As we noted in a pair of posts a year ago at this time, while the U.S. State Department is responsible for issuingcontinue reading…
My spouse bungled our taxes. I’m holding the ball. What now?
You are not your brother’s keeper. Nor are you your sister’s keeper. But if you have a spouse and you file a joint income tax return, the IRS will hold you jointly responsible for any obligations that may exist. If a married couple in Minnesota faces liabilities for underpaid taxes or unreported income, interest andcontinue reading…
What could happen if I’m delinquent on taxes?
We don’t know too many individuals who would say that business taxes in Minnesota are too low. The state has a well-documented reputation as being one of the 10 worst in the country when it comes to the business tax climate. Wisconsin doesn’t rank as poorly as Minnesota, but according to TaxFoundation.org, it’s in the bottomcontinue reading…
What tactics might be used to recover delinquent taxes?
Have you heard of statutes of limitations? These are laws that elected officials pass that put a time limit on when government can take enforcement or prosecutorial action. There is no statute of limitations on murder. There are on lesser crimes in Minnesota and elsewhere. Even the IRS faces limits on how long it cancontinue reading…