The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court and hears cases relating to federal tax matters prior to the additional assessment of tax by the Internal Revenue Service.  It is important to note, that a taxpayer does not need to pay the tax prior to bringing their case before the US Tax Court,...Read More

Who qualifies for the Earned Income Tax Credit?  Does my child qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit?  As a tax attorney, these are common questions I am asked.  Furthermore, as a tax attorney, it is quite often I see a taxpayer improperly claim a child for purposes of the Earned Income Tax Credit. To qualify...Read More

In previous articles the Residual Method has been discussed in regards to allocating the consideration paid for a business.  As you may recall, the residual method requires the consideration paid to be allocated amongst classes of assets in a particular order.  The article below has been prepared by a tax attorney at The McGuire Law...Read More

If you have an issue or matter with the IRS, you may wonder what your options are to resolve such issue.  Thus, what is an IRS tax resolution and what resolution options are available?  The article and video below have been prepared by a tax attorney to provide their opinion regarding what is an IRS...Read More

How is the purchase price or monies paid for a business allocated?  When a business owner sells their business for a lump sum amount, the sale is considered a sale of each individual business asset as opposed to one single asset.  Of course, this would not necessarily apply if the exchange or transfer was considered...Read More