Consumer Education: Taxes

Eleven financial strategies to consider during your divorce

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

1)       IRS rule 72(t) allowing hardship withdrawals without the 10% penalty from 401(k) plans during divorce can help cash flow problems during dissolution proceedings;
2)       The Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision are federal Social Security rules that often unexpectedly reduce Social Security retirement benefits in divorce situations and may cause inequity;
3)       An apples to [...]

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The Capital Loss Carry-Forward

Monday, January 4th, 2010

The Hidden Asset In Plain Sight
One of the greatest challenges for attorneys, mediators, and judges in family law property division cases lies in the first step of that process; identifying the assets to be divided. We seek verification of and evidence to determine if assets are community, separate, or co-mingled property. Some assets are evident [...]

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Planning for Post Divorce College Funding and Taxes

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

2009 and 2010 bring a slew of changes to the structure of tax credits and deductions in the Federal Income Tax system. Today I would like to draw attention to the American Opportunity Tax Credit. The American Opportunity Credit expanded and renamed the Hope Credit for tax years 2009 and 2010. The expanded credit increases [...]

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Dependency Exemptions for Non-Custodial Parents – IRS Form 8332

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

The Internal Revenue Service released a memorandum on June 19, 2009, clarifying the rules governing non-custodial parent’s ability to claim a dependency exemption for their child.
Previously, the Service allowed a non-custodial parent to claim an exemption for a child if the custodial parent signed a written declaration releasing claim to the exemption and the non-custodial [...]

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