THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT S. STEINBERG, P.A.

Home office deductions have been something to avoid unless you enjoy jumping through IRS hoops and relish IRS audits. Rev. Proc. 2013-13 offers taxpayers a safe harbor method for calculating the amount of home office expense...

The battlements in Congress seem all too familiar. The present confrontation feels like one of those instances when I begin to watch a movie on TV to realize after a few scenes that I’ve already seen it. Some movies like...

IRS has just published useful suggestions to help taxpayer’s secure allowable deductions for year-end charitable gifts.  IR 2012-102 is reproduced below. WASHINGTON — Individuals and businesses making contributions to...

In director Fred Zinnemann’s iconic western, “High Noon,” (1952), Will Kane (Gary Cooper) is the retiring lawman in a small town. On the day of his wedding to Ana Fowler (Grace Kelley) he learns that Frank Miller whom...

When tax returns were filed on paper and physically signed, most taxpayers thought that they had to actually sign the return to be found to have elected to file a joint return.  The issue would arise when a paper return was...