January 2012

  • The IRS Raises Lien Filing Threshold for Some Businesses Facing Past Due Tax Debts

    January 30, 2012

    Blog post by Robert B. Teuber

    When a business owes a tax debt, it is commonplace for the IRS to file a tax lien to secure their interest in collecting the liability. In many ways the IRS views this as a reasonable (albeit unilateral) decision to grant itself a mortgage on all of the taxpayer’s assets owed before or after the lien filing. Taxpayers that have to deal with the crushing impact of these stigmatizing liens often ask whether liens can be avoided. In some cases, they can be. Read more »

  • In Estate Planning Your Most Valuable Asset Could Be: Organization!

    January 10, 2012

    Blog post by Sandy S. Swartzberg

    Step One of Estate Planning

    The first step of estate planning is in some ways the simplest and also the most important. Prepare a list of your assets and where the assets are located. Many people die and their heirs spend lots of money and time searching for the decedent’s assets. In some cases, all of the assets are never found. Eventually, most of those assets end up going to the government.  Read more »

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