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

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...

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

Much of this post was originally posted in the San Francisco Business Times in December 2008 Qualifying and claiming the Real Estate Professional Tax Status allows passive losses to be deductible against ordinary income on tax returns without limits, dramatically lowering tax bills. Moskowitz LLP is a one-stop shop for...