IS THERE SOME TAX RELIEF AVAILABLE FOR THE VICTIMS OF BERNARD MADOFF?

Posted on January 6, 2009June 11, 2018 by moskowitz Criminal Tax Law, Business Law,

Date Published: Jan 2009 San Francisco Business Times Recently, it was discovered that Bernard Madoff was operating a Ponzi scheme that victimized numerous high profile investors. A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns from money received by subsequent investors rather than from any profits or earnings...

Do I Need to Worry About Gift Taxes?

Posted on January 1, 2009June 11, 2018 by moskowitz Estate Planning & Taxation, Tax Planning & Compliance,

Date Published Feb 2009 San Francisco Business Times In the countdown to April 15, many people rushing to prepare their individual income tax returns will overlook another important tax return that is due the same day. They will overlook the filing of a Form 709 which must be filed with...

How to deduct unlimited real estate losses against other income while avoiding the pitfalls of tax laws.

Posted on December 1, 2008June 11, 2018 by moskowitz Real Estate Law, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection,

Date Published: Dec 08 San Francisco Business Times The Law Offices of Stephen Moskowitz, LLP has seen a major increase in audits and one of the common red flags we are seeing are taxpayers deducting real estate losses against ordinary income. The Internal Revenue Code places constraints on netting real...

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