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Estate Planning For Pets 2008-06-20 08:00:20 The "Property & Probate" online magazine of the American Bar Association published an article by attorney Stephanie B. Casteel of Atlanta, Georgia, entitled "Estate
Planning for Pets".
Estate planning topics include:
Traditional Estate Planning Options
Outright Gifts
Traditional Trusts
Fiduciaries
Terms
Distributions
Funding
Ramblings from a Simple Biker Lawyer on my 45th Birthday. 2008-06-20 07:33:09 Well here I sit, June 20, 2008. I was born on June 20, 1963; today is my birthday, I am now 45 years old. Yippee fucken dodadeee. (Actually 44 years, 11 months, 30 days, 7 hours, and 15 minutes old at the time of the writing of this article, but who is... Read more:Simple
, Biker
, Lawyer
, Birthday
Avoid Probate In California 2008-06-18 07:59:28 California probate law says that if the person who died left property worth $100,000 or less, then the proper person may claim the property without using the probate court in Los Angeles County, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, Orange County or any other county throughtout California.
Here is what the California Probate Code provides to avoid probate:
If the gross value of the decedent's Read more:Avoid
, California
California Probate Costs And Fees 2008-06-16 08:00:46 Of the many probates I work on as a probate lawyer in Los Angeles County, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County and Orange County, California
, I often am asked before starting work what can my client look forward to spend for the entire matter.
California probate costs are fairly standard since the procedures are uniform throughout the State. Other articles on this subject include:
"California Read more:Costs
Innocent Spouse Relief Granted by Tax Court 2008-06-13 17:31:40 The United States Tax Court
(Tax Court) granted innocent spouse relief to Chrystina Nihser, overturning a decision by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) . Nihser v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2008-135. Ms. Nihser had applied for innocent spouse relief under Internal Revenue Code § 6015(f), so called “equitable relief.” This is, in my view, the most difficult type of innocent spouse relief to obt Read more:Innocent
, Spouse
California Lawyers Are Not All Alike 2008-06-13 08:37:03 I read an ad and it went something like this:
"There's really no difference between law firms."
Many people believe that Los Angeles law firms are pretty much the same. I don't. I believe that what separates me from the pack is not what I do, but how I do it - aggressive not conservative, team player and not a one-man-band, problem solver not just a legal practitioner. My clients clearly unde Read more:California
, Lawyers
, Alike
Identity Theft, Phishing And Your Tax Information 2008-06-11 08:21:00 Consumers have been warned in the past on the fraudulent use of the IRS name or logo by scammers trying to gain access to consumers’ financial information in order to steal their identity and assets. The Internal Revenue Service has issued several recent warnings with a lot of detail on how to prevent being scammed. When identity theft takes place over the internet, it is called phishing.
Phis
One Person Dies in Florida Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-95 Close to Boynton Beach Blvd. 2008-06-10 19:27:39 In Boynton Beach
, Florida
, one person died on Tuesday night in a four-auto collision on I-95. Two SUVs and two sedans were involved in the crash.
Emergency workers arrived at the accident scene and discovered one person with fatal injuries trapped in one of the motor vehicles. The rest of the motorists appeared to be uninjured.
If you were seriously injured or if someone you love has died in a Read more:Multi
, Vehicle
, Close
NHTSA Says Number of Traffic Deaths Declined in 2007 2008-08-19 14:21:15 US Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters says that there were 41,059 motor vehicle-related deaths in 2007—the lowest number of traffic fatalities/per year since 1992—and that 2.49 million people sustained injuries in highway accidents. The number of motor vehicle-related deaths in 2006 was 42,708 with 2.58 million reported injuries.
Peters attributed the decline in overall deaths to safer v Read more:NHTSA
, Number
California Inheritance Rules For Out Of Wedlock Births 2008-08-19 07:43:02 For the purpose of determining inheritance when there is no Will or other instrument disposing of property (called “intestate succession”) by, through, or from a person, California
Probate Code Section 6450 provides that a relationship of parent and child exists in the following circumstances:
(a) The relationship of parent and child exists between a person and the person's natural parents, r Read more:Inheritance
, Rules
Innocent Spouse: What Are The Tests? 2008-08-15 07:36:36 The IRS issued a revenue procedure which lists the various factors necessary to satisfy to obtain equitable relief as an innocent spouse.
If you have a tax problem, and believe that you maybe qualify for innocent spouse relief contact the Mitchell A. Port at (310) 559-5259. Read more:Innocent
, Spouse
City of Fort Lauderdale Considers Catching Red-Light Runners on Camera 2008-08-13 21:34:18 In Broward County, Florida, the city of Fort Lauderdale
is considering installing red-light cameras on its busiest roads. The devices would be used to catch anyone running a red light, and a fine would be imposed on the car’s owner.
Some 28 auto crashes occur on Ft. Lauderdale roads daily, totaling to about 10,000 motor vehicle collisions a year. Motorists that failed to stop at red lights caus Read more:Runners
, Camera
, Fort Lauderdale
Charitable Gift Annuity 2008-08-13 07:31:26 California tax lawyers and many of their clients are familiar with the advantages of accelerating charitable bequests into charitable remainder trusts: income for life for beneficiaries of the client’s choosing, capital gains tax savings, generous income tax charitable deductions and eventual support for important charitable causes. CRTs typically involve six-figure funding amounts, however, an Read more:Annuity
Free Tax And Estate Planning Information 2008-08-11 07:01:44 The American Institute for Cancer Research has developed programs to assist California's tax lawyers and financial planners in providing their clients with accurate and current information related to charitable gifts. The Institute appreciates the role that California tax attorneys and financial planning professionals play in the consideration of charitable gifts by AICR supporters.
In the AICR's Read more:Estate
California Law On Your Rights To Get A Copy Of A Living Trust 2008-08-07 07:17:00 When you have a California
living trust, generally the trust is revocable while you are alive. That means no one has the right to ask to see it and it's contents remain private. However, when either you or your spouse dies, a part or all of your California living trust becomes irrevocable. Once your trust becomes irrevocable, it's contents are no longer private and any beneficiary can request a Read more:Rights
, Living
Should You Stop Riding Motorcycles When You Reach A Certain Age? 2008-08-07 06:17:11 Well everyone who knows me personally, or reads the Biker Law Blog, knows or should know that I sometimes embrace controversial topics. I am sure this article will be one of them.
So now I will pose the question; should you stop riding your motorcycle... Read more:Riding
, Motorcycles
, Reach
Complaints Against California Tax Attorneys 2008-09-10 08:03:52 Complaints Against Enrolled Professionals
California
's taxpayers who have a complaint against their attorney, accountant, enrolled agent or other practitioners who are specifically permitted to practice before the IRS can submit their complaints in writing in a letter format. The letter should include the tax practitioner's name, address, telephone number, designation (i.e., attorney, certified p Read more:Attorneys
Small Business And Self-Employed One-Stop Resource 2008-09-08 07:50:17 California small business owners now have access to reliable and authoritative information provided by the IRS by simply clicking here.
Select business topics using the IRS' A-Z listing, or by business type such as sole proprietor, corporation, etc. The IRS also provides links to major business subjects, such as Business
Expenses, which provides a gateway to all related information on that subj Read more:Small
, Employed
, Resource
, Small Business
Choosing A Business Structure 2008-09-04 07:32:35 The answer to the question “What structure makes the most sense?” depends on the individual circumstances of each California business owner.
The IRS provides a handy fact sheet giving business men and women in Los Angeles County, Orange County, Ventura County and Santa Barbara County a quick look at the differences between the most common forms of business entities.
The most common forms of Read more:Business
, Structure
Willful Failure To Pay Over Employee Payroll Taxes 2008-09-01 07:36:57 A conviction for willful failure to pay over employee payroll taxes is affirmed where “willfulness” does not require the government to prove that a defendant had the ability to meet his tax obligations.
In a decision made on August 22, 2008 by the federal court of appeals covering California (the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals), the court stated:
This case illustrates the enduring truth o Read more:Employee
, Payroll
, Taxes
A Motorcycle Ride With a Friend to Solvang California 2008-08-29 03:40:54 A couple weeks ago my old lady, and a friend and I rode our motorcycles to Solvang California
. I thought I would write an article about the ride to Solvang.
As usual, I found myself on a Friday night contemplating where I could ride over the weekend. ... Read more:Motorcycle
Tax Relief For Mortgage Debt Forgiven 2008-08-28 07:51:49 There is now tax relief for homeowners. In a news brief issued by the IRS for the benefit of those with troubled loans, the government now says that if your mortgage debt is partly or entirely forgiven during 2007, 2008 or 2009 you may be able to claim special tax relief by filling out Form 982 and attaching it to your federal income tax return for that year. Usually, forgiveness of debt results Read more:Mortgage
, Forgiven
Maybe Someday We Will Wear Our Motorcycles! 2008-08-25 19:05:10 My friend Ed from Blawg Review recently sent me an article about a wearable motorcycle. You can see a picture of the design on the upper left.
When I read the article, I thought to myself, wow, this would be a cool thing to ride. The design of the w... Read more:Maybe
, Someday
, Motorcycles
Where Should I Keep My California Estate Plan? 2008-08-25 07:32:24 Your California
estate planning documents (the living trust, will, durable power of attorney for property management and advance health care directive) are usually on paper and you want to be sure that they stay safe and can be easily found when your family needs to find them. So, where should you store them?
There are people who store them in very odd places like their freezers. It’s a better Read more:Estate
Disqualified Employment Tax Levy 2008-08-22 13:07:49 One of the important protections from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") is a taxpayer’s right to obtain a hearing with the IRS Appeals Division before an IRS collection officer can issue a tax levy. This hearing is known as collection due process, or CDP hearing. CDP hearings are permitted by virtue of Internal Revenue Code Section (IRC) Section 6330. Congress thought that some taxpayers wer
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