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Tax Question Roundup

By Cathy Moran

  Not long til tax returns are due. Time for a roundup of tax issues I see from atop my soapbox. I’ll point you to fuller discussions of tax topics. Are Chapter 13 payments deductible?   I’ve never seen a claim that the entire monthly payment is deductible.  In a case where all of the […]

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Foreclosure And The Tax That Follows: What You Must Know

By Cathy Moran

The homeowner did the right thing:  faced with the threat of foreclosure, he called his tax professional in advance. He did the right thing that nearly produced the exceedingly wrong result. Because the tax pro asked the wrong question and  got the wrong result. The illusion of professional advice about taxation upon foreclosure almost cost my client […]

Filed Under: Real property & mortgages, Taxes

Skip Filing Your Tax Return And The Tax Lives Forever

By Cathy Moran

Tax Myth Saddles You WIth Tax Forever

It’s tax season and tax myths are everywhere.  Know what the most dangerous one is? If you can’t pay the tax on the return, you’ll escape collection action if you keep a low profile by not filing the return. I hear it repeatedly, each year, year after year.  And it’s wrong, over and over. Four […]

Filed Under: Taxes Tagged With: bankruptcy, discharge, tax return, taxes

Bankruptcy Alphabet: I Is For IRS

By Cathy Moran

  “I” stands for IRS in my Bankruptcy Alphabet. Bankruptcy law treats the IRS little different  than other creditors.  The tax collector is just one of the boys. But the most important point is that income taxes can be erased in bankruptcy.  There are rules, three of them in fact, that govern when income taxes […]

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Tax Fallout from Foreclosure & Loan Modification

By Cathy Moran

It’s bad enough when the client loses their home to foreclosure, but it’s a double whammy when the tax bill arrives for money they never saw. Scope out the tax traps in the world of indebted clients at a 2 hour workshop for lawyers and tax professionals April 9 at Lincoln Law School. Be prepared […]

Filed Under: Real property & mortgages, Taxes

File Your Tax Return Or Get An Extension?

By Cathy Moran

Filing a tax return does not focus a spotlight on you. Really. I regularly see clients who have not filed returns because they have some issue with the IRS. They either have taxes that will be owed with the unfiled return, or taxes owed from earlier periods. They think they are avoiding trouble by not […]

Filed Under: Taxes

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You’ve arrived at the Bankruptcy Soapbox, a resource of bankruptcy information and consumer law.

Soapbox is a companion site to Bankruptcy in Brief, where I try to be largely explanatory and even handed (Note I said “try”).

Here, I allow myself to tell stories and express strong opinions. We dig deeper into how to consider bankruptcy and navigate a bankruptcy case.

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How Much Is My Chapter 13 Payment

Intrigued by Chapter 13, but worried about how much your Chapter 13 payment might be? OK, let's walk through what your payment must be by law and what you want that payment to cover to get a fresh start. Part of the power of Chapter 13 is that you write the plan, with the help of your bankruptcy lawyer. Forget … Read more

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