Most landlords are aware that, in California, a sheriff plays a major role in an unlawful detainer action filed to evict a residential...

For taxpayers holding significant investments and offshore accounts, it is no secret that the IRS and U.S. government have...

Many American taxpayers living abroad or running foreign businesses are well-aware of the problematic system in which citizenship-based...

If the tenant has fallen behind in the payment of rent, and there are no other reasons to evict the tenant, the landlord should serve on...

Most people probably assume that wealthy individuals are priority number one on the IRS’s radar. There is some truth to this...

Decades in the past, individuals did not necessarily have to fret over retirement as Social Security benefits and pensions earned over...

No taxpayer relishes in the idea of being in debt to the IRS, California FTB, or other tax agency. The only thing worse than being in tax...

Did you file for a tax extension in April that provided an additional six months to file your taxes? At the time, it may have seemed as...

For many landlords, the amount of time they can expect a residential eviction to take is the foremost question on their mind when a...

Most taxpayers are highly aware that an audit launched by the IRS can begin a painful process where your finances and tax compliance are...

Taxpayers in California are aware that they must work with multiple government agencies to satisfy all aspects of their income and other...

Residential landlords seeking to remove or evict a problem tenant in California are generally aware that notification must be provided...

There is a part of human nature that makes it difficult to think about a day when we will no longer be able to conduct our own affairs....

Filing FBAR and other disclosures of offshore accounts is simply an obligation that many Americans and American expats have become...

Few laws have had the global impact that Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act have had. FATCA ushered in a new global banking regime where...

If you’ve fallen significantly behind on your debts, you may engage in negotiation with creditors to reduce or eliminate certain parts of...

You’ve been contacted by the IRS through letter or notice. While you hoped that the notice would state that the IRS had taken some action...

Many taxpayers are now fully aware of the duty to file a Report of Foreign Bank Account (FBAR). The obligation to file FBAR has existed...

The FBAR (Report of Foreign Bank Accounts) disclosure obligation has existed since the 1970s. However, in the first few decades of the...

Many landlords are well-aware that certain notice must be provided to a tenant to terminate a lease. However, landlords are often...

Many taxpayers are required to have an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). These individuals are likely to be affected by...

Many taxpayers routinely express shock and horror regarding their perceptions of our tax system. They may hold beliefs like, “Why should...

Over the course of the past few weeks, it seems as if one simply cannot avoid encountering news of the Pokémon Go phenomenon. That is, if...

There are two types of lease agreements that can apply to a mobile home tenant: the first is when the tenant actually owns their mobile...