I am looking at the 2012 and 2011 tax forms of a Bankruptcy client of mine. Her tax form included a 1040A, Schedule EIC, Schedule 8812, Form 8867, a Mass form 1 and schedule HC. In other words, an individual form with children, including an earned income credit and a child tax credit. There was […]
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One issue that comes up fairly often is how do you refinance a mortgage after bankruptcy when you have not reaffirmed the mortgage? This is a particularly big issue for my clients, because the local bankruptcy Judges will not allow a reaffirmation as it is of no benefit to the Debtor, only to the bank.
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I am comfortable offering discounts against other tax preparers, because, as so many of my previous FaceBook posts show, I am already charging less, usually a lot less, than they are. My earlier flyer (also posted on FaceBook)offers to discount my fee for new tax clients, but this one is offering to go below the
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The other day, my wife was reviewing a file that transferred in from another lawyer two (2) years after the accident. I know the other lawyer because he was the bank’s lawyer on a real estate deal that I did. My wife could not remember him, although she met him too. When I explained about
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I read this article today on the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Unfortunately, it was passwod protected. However, the article is also available on The Daily Record’s Website: NYDailyRecord. The article is about mistakes lawyers make when preparing, or more to the point not preparing, clients for depositions, trial and other testimony. I found the article extraordinarily insightful,
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When I was a young lawyer, I worked for a firm that had four (4) lawyers and eight (8) offices. Needless to say, seven (7) of those offices were simply rooms with a desk in them, or “Satellite” offices. In those days, the firm charged about $850.00 for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, including all fees
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In August, the F2A visa category, spouses and unmarried children under twenty-one (21) of Lawful Permanent Residents came current for probably the first time in my career. What this meant, was that for all practical purposes there was no difference between husbands, wives, or unmarried minor children of citizens and those of permanent resident aliens
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I am often asked if bankruptcy will impact other people who are important in the Debtor’s life. One of the most common questions is: “How will this affect my husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/partner or fiancé”? That question can be expanded to be about people with whom you live or are associated or who are related to you. I
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Automobile Medical Payments Coverage and Health Insurance Finally, a Great Decision for Consumers and the Injured Golchin v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in holding that insurance companies must pay optional medical payments benefits in those cases in which the health insurance has already paid has corrected years of mistakes by
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