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

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued its Final Notice requiring the electronic filing of most Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports by July 1, 2012. The mandated reports filed by financial institutions...

FILING BANKRUPTCY BEFORE SEEKING INNOCENT SPOUSE RELIEF ON IRS CLAIM ENDS IN DISMISSAL OF BANKRUPCY CASE AT REQUEST OF DEBTOR Pearl Dwek filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13. Before the Court had confirmed her plan, she...

The following question was recently posted on the American Bar Association Tax Law and Practice Discussion Board: A taxpayer who we shall describe as the Former Husband (FH) agrees to settle alimony arrearages owed to his...

Suppose you have an IRA that you’d rolled over from your 401(k) plan. You become unhappy with the investment results and decide to change IRA custodians. You know that distributions from an IRA are not taxed if rolled over...

A state family court or divorcing spouses by settlement can provide that payments, otherwise qualifying for the alimony deduction, shall nonetheless be non-deductible and not includible in the income of the recipient spouse;...