Innocent Spouse Relief: The IRS’ Role in Supporting Healthy Relationships
Getting married is a big deal. Outside of the expensive and onerous process of actually having a wedding, the marriage itself carries a lot of weight. Married couples are legally linked, sharing personal profit and loss relatively equally, and this includes at tax time. For most couples, taxes are just another laborious task required to live a […]
FATCA, The IRS, And You: The Importance Of Reporting (GTW)
The following article appeared in the August 30, 2018 edition of Global Tax Weekly. Click here to read.
How to Deal With A Dreaded FATCA Letter From Your Foreign Bank (GTW)
The following article was published in the August 23, 2018 edition of Global Tax Weekly. Click here to read it.
The Weighty Burden of the Full FBAR Penalty
No one likes paying the IRS as it is, let alone being ordered to pay 50% of the assets kept in overseas bank accounts as a penalty for failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Account, or FBAR, but that’s exactly what happened to Mindy P. Norman. In October 2013, Ms. Norman was […]
Street Crimes: Don’t Have a Fit, Use Your Wit
Below are links to some helpful outlines on Criminal Law that I. I’m a nerd when it comes to statistics. According to a recent poll, the number one crime committed in America happens on the streets and highways. Second on the list is burglary and other theft-related offenses that occur in residences. Crimes Against Property […]
Lessons Learned from Manafort Conviction that Every Taxpayer Should Know
The conviction of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on eight counts of financial crimes marks the first trial victory of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probing investigation into President Trump’s associates. After four days of deliberating, the jury found Manafort guilty of five counts of filing false tax returns on tens of millions of dollars […]
Is that Speech Free? Pushing the Outer Limits of Free Speech
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New Compliance Campaigns By The IRS In 2018 (GTW)
The following article appeared in the August 16, 2018 edition of Global Tax Weekly where I am honored to be a contributor.
The Bullet Proof Checklist for Attacking a Fourth Amendment Search & Seizure Issue
The Bullet Proof Checklist for Attacking a Fourth Amendment Search & Seizure Issue from Michael DeBlis III, Esq., LLM
Contracts 101: Remaining Steps
Contracts 101: Remaining Steps from Michael DeBlis III, Esq., LLM