When is FREE not FREE? In a world seemingly driven in all matters by credit reports, getting that report for nothing ought to be a good thing, But the commercial entities beat the federal government to the web address freecreditreport.com. And they also got a better ad agency that wrote catchy tunes promoting their product, […]
How To Wipe Out Tax Penalties In Bankruptcy
Tax penalties seem like a further insult when you’re having trouble paying the tax itself. Everything seems subject to an additional penalty: failure to file timely; failure to pre pay sufficiently; failure to be accurate. They mount up quickly, often equaling the unpaid tax. Bankruptcy can not only eliminate your liability for certain taxes, it […]
How to fight back against EDD’s Form 1099G
By William Purdy Got an EDD tax form 1099G but no benefits? At this moment, POTENTIALLY hundreds of thousands of California taxpayers are enjoying the ghastly experience of receiving a Form 1099G courtesy of the California EDD for unemployment benefits the taxpayer never received. ABC News reported the EDD has admitted to paying as much […]
Bankruptcy Means Test: New Numbers, Little Impact For Bay Area
The bankruptcy means test numbers for California are out, and again higher incomes still escape the means test. In the Bay Area, the means test income levels, coupled with the cost of housing, don’t keep many people out of the bankruptcy chapter of their choice. More. Why the means test matters The median income in […]
10 Top Tricks Of The Lending Industry
The tricks lenders use to sell you a bad loan are limited only by the imagination of the lender. And they’re all conceived with one end in mind — big profits, not helping you. And, unlike Pinocchio’s ever-growing nose, the consumer doesn’t see any tell-tale signs that warn of deception at work when credit’s being […]
Free Bankruptcy Advice: 5 Reasons Why I’m Not Free
There’s no free bankruptcy advice in my office. Unlike many, we charge for that initial meeting with a lawyer. (There’s no free lunch either.) That makes us different from lots of other bankruptcy lawyers. Different enough to offend a prospective client who called up this week. He was unwilling to pay for a consultation, and stormed […]
Can Your Business Survive The Pandemic?
When the virus shutdown is over, ailing businesses must consider whether to continue.
Bankruptcy Questions Have Few Quick Answers
The caller to my law office kept telling my assistant: I just want to ask Cathy a question. To which my assistant replied: you need to first fill out our questionnaire and make an appointment. But I don’t want a meeting, I just want to ask a question. At which point, both sides of the […]
Unfiled Tax Returns Are A Life Sentence
Unfiled tax returns upset all the normal rules about discharging taxes in bankruptcy. This story tells you why. Two clients, each with $200,000 in tax debt, came to my office this week. One can escape it all now; the other is facing several years before bankruptcy will do anything for him. What’s the difference? Filed […]
Three Barriers To Getting Out Of Debt
Three emotions, not reasons, keep people from filing bankruptcy and getting out of debt. While not as sexy as the seven deadly sins, these emotions still keep my clients mired in debt long after logic says “quit”. Fear Stubbornness Pride These emotions keep people mired where they are. They block the road forward. Fear Fear of […]
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