A parent dies and two pieces of paper show up, each claiming to be the last word on who gets what. One child produces a will signed years ago. Someone else produces a will signed shortly before the death. Both cannot be right, and the fight that follows is rarely about money alone. It is […]
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You open your mail and an IRS notice shows up with a penalty on it. There is a dollar figure. There is a name for the penalty. What is often missing is any math showing how the IRS arrived at the penalty number. Most taxpayers assume the IRS has to show its work. And there… Continue reading Does a Missing Penalty Computation Void an IRS Penalty?
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Money hits the business bank account. There is no contract, no promissory note, no invoice. Everyone involved knows what the money is for, and everyone assumes the paperwork will get sorted out later. This happens all the time in deal-driven businesses. Two people who have worked together for years agree to fund a purchase. One… Continue reading Does a Promise to Repay Made Later Turn the Money Into a Loan?
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Family fights over real estate are some of the hardest cases we see. A parent dies, one child ends up with the land, and everyone else is left wondering how that happened. The suspicion is real and sometimes it is justified. But suspecting you were cheated and proving it in court are two very different […]
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You file a Form 8857 asking the IRS for innocent spouse relief. Then you wait. Months go by. Nothing shows up in your mailbox. So you eventually file a petition with the U.S. Tax Court to get someone to look at your case. Then the IRS tells you that you are too late. It says… Continue reading Did the IRS Really Mail That Notice by Certified Mail?
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A family member has lived in the house for years. Maybe a parent deeded it to someone else along the way. Maybe there was a handshake, or even a signed agreement, about buying it someday. Then the person whose name is on the deed wants the house back, and the family member refuses to go. […]
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When a court signs an order admitting a will to probate, most families assume the fight is over. Sometimes it is. But an order admitting a will can leave real questions unanswered, and if you guess wrong about whether the order was final, you can lose the right to appeal before you ever get a […]
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Real Property Transfers & Texas Trust Sales can trigger legal deadlines. Learn how Texas courts handle trust sales and ROFR disputes.
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IRS audits do happen. When they do, it seems like they drag on. But they do end. At the end of an audit, IRS auditors will almost always hand over a stack of paper. Sign here, initial there, and the case closes. The forms are dense. They almost always reference other forms. Sometimes the other… Continue reading Signing an IRS Agreement With Missing Forms
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