19 03 20
We at Krautkramer & Block understand that COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) has forced many in our community to stay home and not travel to avoid being exposed to the virus. We also understand that many of our fellow citizens still have legal and financial problems that cannot wait. During this difficult period, we want you to know that we are still here to help get your legal life in order.
Since many of you are staying home to avoid the risk of infection or to care for others, we have decided to offer for a limited-time: virtual initial consultations. Rather than coming to our law office here in Wausau, you would request a virtual consult with my office. During a telephone or video conference, I would review the facts of your case, answer your questions, determine your options and the costs and benefits of each option, and finally put together a plan for you going-forward.
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31 03 16
In my blog article in August 2015, entitled
Beware of IRS Tax Scams, I talked about callers claiming to be from the IRS. It was such a large problem that the Internal Revenue Service had issued warnings about the practice. Since then, the IRS has issued other alerts about tax scams.
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While this blog is primarily about tax issues that I (and hopefully you, the reader,) find interesting, I reserve the right to discuss topics from the other areas in which I practice. In this case, given the season, I wanted to talk about estate planning. The holiday season at the close of the year gives us all a chance to reflect upon, and hopefully share time with, our friends and families. One of the greatest gifts that you can give to those parties and to yourselves is to have an estate plan in place to provide for your families and friends in the event of your passing. While the federal government has removed tax issues from the planning equation except for the largest estate, there is still a need to get this area of your legal life in order.
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On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case, legalizing same-sex marriages across the United States. 576 U.S. ___ (2015). What impact did this have upon the income tax status of same-sex couples in Wisconsin? Nothing actually changed here, as same-sex marriages were already legally recognized in Wisconsin for tax purposes at both the state and federal levels. Read More…Tags: Tax, Tax Planning, Estate Planning
21 04 15
Given the timing of this inaugural tax blog post, I thought that it would be fitting to discuss tax planning issues that individuals and small businesses should consider now that the April 15th Tax Day has come and gone. So, following the traditions of David Letterman and innumerable other internet sites, I am presenting a numbered list of ideas for you to think about before putting away your tax records for another year.
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