List/Grid Author Archives: James Hamill / For the Journal
Maneuvering to minimize payroll taxes
As Americans, we pay, among many other taxes that are often of less consequence, an income tax and a ...
‘Obamacare’ creating new tax quagmire
Now that we've traded "Taxmegeddon" for the regular D.C. budget crisis of the week ...
Receipt of check equals income recognition
Q: My mother is 88 years old and has arranged for an automatic receipt of her required minimum distr ...
Set up an LLC for real-estate partnership
Q: I am a 76-year-old widower with a 43-year-old son. I own six rental properties in Bernalillo Coun ...
Is one rental a business? Answer unclear
Q: I am a single taxpayer, age 65, receiving IRA distributions but no Social Security benefits. I a ...
Tax preparers avert regulatory overreach
How much tax would a taxpayer pay if a taxpayer would pay tax? This question is o ...
IRS’ low esteem leads to cutting of corners
A common question that I receive relates to rental of a property to a family member. The tax issue i ...
After delays, IRS opens 2012 filing season
The recent tax legislation, signed into law the first week of 2013, delayed the start of the tax-fil ...
Charity-giving backlash doesn’t compute
Well, Ari Fleischer, White House press secretary for former President George W. Bush, objects to at ...
Divorce tax issues eased with proper forms
Two December Tax Court decisions show the importance of following the form of the law before claimin ...
Congress’ cliff fix is simply more sausage
When Congress went home for Christmas, leaving the "fiscal cliff" hanging, I heard the n ...
Same-sex couples face tax-law complexity
We all make mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes extend to preparing our tax returns. The tax laws ...
