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    tax on US savings bonds' interest

    That's one possibility, though in that case I would expect the fund management firm to issue a 1099-INT for it.
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    tax on US savings bonds' interest

    Exactly what kind of investment is it and what kind of company is paying it? It's very likely that the interest is indeed taxable but I don't have a clear idea of what this investment is.
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    RECENT IRS Rule Change May Affect How You Leave Assets to Heirs

    Bear in mind, though that $600K in 1992 would have the same buying power today after inflation of $1.3 million dollars. Not a lot of the public in 1992 died with over $600k after deducting the marriage deduction (if married at the time of death) gifts to charitable institutions, etc. With good...
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    Can exhibits sent to the other party be slightly different from the ones submitted to the court?

    Color and B&W photos are not the same. People see things differently in color than B&W. Some details may be easier to see in one format or the other. You need to provide to the other copies of exactly what you intend to offer as evidence. If you don't, then at least in my state (which is not CA)...
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    Estate Deeds and Capital Gains Taxes

    What do you mean by an "estate deed"? Do you simply mean that you were added to the deed as an owner of the house or is there more to it than that? And how is the house titled: tenants in common or joint tenants with a right of survivorship? Divorce does not change the basis in property...
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    RECENT IRS Rule Change May Affect How You Leave Assets to Heirs

    The piece, which is an advatorial, is generally correct about what Rev. Rul. 2023-2 says, but makes it seem like a much bigger deal than it is. I'll first note that the ruling is not the result of a recent significant change in the view of IRS counsel. When I was an attorney at IRS counsel that...
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    Trying to find a not afraid attorney

    Unfortunately a pretty accurate observation. It also didn't take me long to see that many of the 1Ls were simply not interested in doing the hard needed to become a truly good attorney. About one-third of the 1Ls in my class didn't make it back for the second year, and for most the reason they...
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    Trying to find a not afraid attorney

    Lawyers have bills to pay like everyone else. Working for free is not a good way to pay those bills. One can be passionate about defending the Constitution and still want to earn at least a decent living for the work he or she does.Those two things are not mutually exclusive. Some of Trump's...
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    Tax Debt After Divorce - Cuyahoga Co Ohio

    That advice from the accountant concerns me. Is the accountant a tax accountant, as in having a master's degree in tax and/or extensive experience in tax? When you expect to get a refund, you must file the return within three years of the date the return was due or within two years of the date...
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    Trying to find a not afraid attorney

    And then there are those attorneys who will work knowing they'll get stiffed, like those that have represented former President Trump. Just because someone is an attorney doesn't automatically mean the person is bright or has much common sense.
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    Tax Debt After Divorce - Cuyahoga Co Ohio

    Publication 971 simply provides you the information on the three different forms of relief: innocent spouse, separation of liability, and equitable relief. It will help you determine which of those is most appropriate at this point and what you need to do to apply. If the returns involved were...
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    LLP member with 100% profits

    How is it a partnership if only one member benefits? If the goal is for only one person to control the LLP then the usual approach to that is to form a second entity owned by the individual that then is a partner in the LLP. For example, John might form John's Holding Company LLC, of which he...
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    Tax Debt After Divorce - Cuyahoga Co Ohio

    Did your accountant file only for innocent spouse relief or was equitable relief also requested? In the situation you described if you signed the joint return with the self-employment income included on it, then innocent spouse relief normally wouldn't be granted because you knew of the problem...
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    Freedom of Information Act - Federal Law Enforcement Officers

    Customs and Border Protection (CBP)'s FOIA page allows you to make the request online, which will be the fastest way to get a response to your request. If you don't want your request to get bogged down and take forever to process, I recommend you specify as clearly as a possible the exact...
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    Trying to find a not afraid attorney

    I suggest you consult the Illinois State Bar Association's Lawyer Finder service to help you find a lawyer that handles that sort of matter or use some other lawyer directory service. This site is not a place to find lawyers to represent you. If you have a shot under IL law to expunge or seal...
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    Illegal termination

    If it was an illegal discrimination matter, you'd be right. But despite the OP mentioning "EEO Court" I see nothing in the facts that suggests illegal discrimination was the reason for termination. The agency said that the termination was for misconduct/violence. That's a valid reason for a...
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    Remote Work Revoked "to fill a seat"

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits treating you differently than other employees based on your relationship to someone with a disability. That is known as the association provision of the ADA. However, the association provision does not require the employer to take the extra...
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    Illegal termination

    Ok, what federal agency did you work for? What was the date of termination and what administrative appeals did you take with your agency and OPM? What exactly is the EEO court you mentioned? And when did it dismiss your claim? I used to be a federal employee and at the end of my federal...
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    Freedom of Information Act - Federal Law Enforcement Officers

    What records specifically are you trying to get? The subject line of your thread indicates that you are looking to get records of a federal government employee. If that's correct then the only way you may seek that information is under the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). I discussed...
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    Freedom of Information Act - Federal Law Enforcement Officers

    Most information in a federal employee's personnel file is exempt from disclosure under FOIA because of restrictions both in FOIA itself and in the federal Privacy Act of 1974. Unless the disciplinary action was public, e.g. the result of a court case, a member of the public is unlikely to get...
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