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

Taxpayers often confuse an Innocent Spouse with an Injured Spouse.  They are not the same.  Innocent Spouse is term loosely used to describe one who is seeking relief from joint and several liability on a jointly filed...

Not every unpaid debt results in cancellation of debt income to the borrower under the IRC Section 61(a)(12). Often medical debts and credit card debts are genuinely disputed.  Hospital bills contain many errors and patients...

There is a split among the federal Circuit Courts of Appeal whether there is a reasonable cause exception available to avoid the trust fund 100% penalty assessed against responsible persons. The 5th, 6th and 10th Circuits...

1.  The Wall Street Journal reports that Switzerland intends to make it easier for foreign governments to track down tax cheats hiding funds.  The Swiss Finance Ministry will now provide information if the requesting tax...

The IRS Chief Counsel’s Office recently issued a Memorandum explaining that for an amended tax return mailed just before expiration of the statute of limitations the U.S. postmark will be accepted as the date of mailing...