Ohio Tax Legal Questions

No, you don't need to be concerned. Because your divorce was 11 years ago in 2004, all you need to do is attach a copy of the decree to your return to get the exemption. WARNING: For divorces in 2009 and after, the IRS decided to stop trying?interpret the divorce decrees of the 50 states (plus the various US territories and districts as well as foreign decrees). So for 2009 and later ?the IRS has a rule: if your spouse is the person who is qualifies under the tax law to take the personal exemption for a child, you can take that personal exemption only if your spouse signs a Form 8332 giving you the right to take the deduction. If your spouse refuses to sign Form 8332, the go back to court and charge them with contempt.... Read More

Whether income from a settlement is taxable depends on the nature of the claim in the lawsuit. If the lawsuit is for a physical injury, for example, a broken leg in a car crash. Then the funds are generally not taxable. If the lawsuit is for any other reason - mental distress,discrimination, breach of contract. Then the funds are generally taxable.... Read More

First, she can't sue you for claiming her daughter, threatening to take you unless you pay her is called extortion, the more common name is blackmail. Second, if she didn't give you permission; then how did you know the child's social security number? People are usually pretty secretive about those. Third, claiming a deduction for a person that you don't qualify for (generally for a child his would mean she lives with you and you pay her living expenses) Is tax fraud. You don't get sued for tax fraud, it's a crime. You'd be indicted. My advice would be to file an amended return, which doesn't claim her.... Read More

Quarterly tax payments are due April 15 for the 3 months ending March 31st, June 15 for the 2 months ending May 31st, September 15th for 3 months ending August 31st and January 15th for the 4 months ending December 31st (if you file your return an pay all taxes due by January 31st, you can skip the January 15th payment). Since your business won't earn any income until October, your first payment would be January 15th.... Read More

This is one reason you should file a change of address with the post office when you move, so you receive important correspondence. Under Ohio law, you have a fixed length of time to respond to the Tax Department's notice to prevent the issuance of a tax lien. Since you didn't file a change of address and didn't get the letter, that time passed without a response and the tax lien was filed. That's history now and nothing can change the fact that the tax lien was filed. Once the Tax Department got your attention with the tax lien, you took care of it by providing substantiation of your purchase price and the Tax Department released the lien, but that doesn't change that the lien was filed. You can contact the 3 major credit reporting agencies and enter an explanation of why the tax lien was filed but nothing can remove it from your credit reports.... Read More

If the taxes you owe are income taxes and you signed the tax return (joint return with your now ex-husband) then the IRS and/or the state will regard you as responsible for the taxes regardless of what the divorce decree said. You may, however, be entitled to sue his estate or at least join his heirs in the suit and have them indemnify you. This can be a tricky situation so you will most likely need to retain counsel.... Read More

You really didn't provide enough information for me to give you any sort of detailed answer. To whom is the child support owed? Who owes the child support? As far as taxes go, if you and the "migrant" file a joint return and he or she never filed tax returns, you could have some serious tax issues to contend with. I suggest you seek help from a tax attorney or a certified public accountant. You simply didn't give enough information for me to answer this.... Read More

It is a gift if he delivered the cash to your possession during his life. Was the rental locker in your name or his? Did you have a key to it? Did he formally rent or lease it from you? If it was in your name and you had a key to it and there was no rental, it is your place and his delivery of the cash in a box with your name on it is strong evidence of a gift to you. You do not owe any taxes on it unless it is more than one million dollars. If your father had unpaid creditors, they may make a claim on the cash.... Read More

As long as the activities meet the organizational purpose of the 501(c)(3), sure. For example, if the 501(c)(3) of the Oakmont High School Band has the organizational purpose, "to advance music education and appreciation in the Tri-State Area" The this charity could be the vehicle for donations and spending of the St. Agatha High School Band, while they get their charity up and running (tends to take upwards of 6 months or 5 years if Obama doesn't like your politics). But if the Oakmont organizational purpose is "to advance music education and appreciation among the students at Oakmont", then that would be a no.... Read More

There is the possibility that she could have immigration repercussions caused by her failure to file taxes. Until I reviewed all of the circumstances I cannot tell whether or not she had a requirement to file, but given the amounts you speak of, I would suggest that she most probably did. See an attorney and anticipate the attorney to refer you to a tax accountant. It is clearly time to get this straightened out.... Read More

Gambling losses are deductible only to the extent of gambling winnings - if you win $100,000 and lose $20,000 - then you can deduct the $20,000 from the $100,000 paying tax on $80,000. But if you win $100,000 and lose $150,000 (a circumstance far more common), then you have no taxes on the winnings and no deduction for the "excess" losses.... Read More

You should ask the Trustee of the trust whether you will receive an IRS Form K-1 from the trust, which will tell you how much, if any, of the distribution is taxable, and if so, what type of income it was, such as interest or dividend income. It is possible that part or all of the distribution was non-taxable to you as an inheritance or gift.... Read More

You can request that the court vacate the tax sale. This would give you the opportunity to either pay the taxes and stop the tax sale. The difficult issue here is what is proper notice, as an owner, notice is generally sent to your last known address and if that fails, the notice is given in a local newspaper and (usually) the county sheriff's website.... Read More