Discharging Income and Non-Income Tax Debt

An extremely common question for filers of bankruptcy is whether or not tax debts are dischargeable. A large variety of them is, including varieties of income tax debts such as on late-filed returns. However, non-income tax debts can be a very real concern for some debtors. It is absolutely imperative to know what you will […]

Common New York Tax Incentives

A legislature, be it city, state or federal, has many options at its disposal to improve the local economy. This can include a significant amount of modification to the tax laws, to allow more money to remain in the pockets of consumers to be spent. One of the more common methods used by several locales […]

Tax Breaks For New Yorkers and Their Potential Issues

In the United States, the term “tax break” is often used pejoratively, as if to imply the inherent unfairness of any regulation that does not tax everyone in exactly the same manner. However, there are valid policy reasons that cause different people to be taxed accordingly. Still, due to the stigma associated with passing ‘tax […]

“Forgiveness of Debt” Income: How To Avoid Tax Surprises

When someone files bankruptcy, they receive their discharge and most often, they believe that to be the end of it, aside from having to rebuild their credit rating. However, they can receive a nasty surprise at tax time, in the form of a 1099-C. Why Call It Income? Many take issue with the fact that […]

Small Business Bankruptcy for Sole Proprietors

When you are a small business owner, everything you do is intricately tied to your personal life, even if that is not your intention. If you need to file for bankruptcy due to the failure of your business, it will be no different. What many people fail to realize that if their business is a […]