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Marriage Was Valid for Estate Tax Purposes

Jul 29, 2021 | Taxes

An estate was allowed a marital deduction because the decedent’s marriage was valid in the country of celebration. The decedent, who was Jewish, obtained a religious divorce under rabbinical law in New York from his first wife after a New York court had declared his...

Child Tax Credit Letters Being Sent

Jul 29, 2021 | IRS, Taxes

The IRS has started sending letters to over 36 million families who, based on tax returns filed, may be eligible to receive monthly child tax credit payments starting July. Eligibility of these families are being evaluated based on information provided by taxpayers in...

Refunds Coming for Excluded 2020 Unemployment Pay

Jun 23, 2021 | Taxes, Unemployment

The IRS announced that it had started issuing refunds to eligible taxpayers who paid taxes on 2020 unemployment compensation that was excluded from taxable income by the recently enacted American Rescue Plan (ARP) ( P.L. 117-2). Unemployment compensation is taxable...