Posts Tagged ‘improper deductions’

Discharged Credit Card Debt Found Not Excludable from Taxable Income in Recent Tax Case

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

In this weak economy, taxpayers have lots of questions about cancellation of debt and taxability.
According to the tax code, if a debt for which you are personally liable is canceled or forgiven, other than as a gift or bequest, you may have to include the canceled amount in gross income. While it’s important to know if your canceled debt qualifies for exclusion from your income,  it is also necessary to
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Nicholas Cage Wins Appeal with the IRS - Special Treatment or Fair Settlement?

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Nicolas Cage just won a deal with the Internal Revenue Service to pay $666,000 plus interest for improperly deducting $3.3 million in personal expenses from 2002 to 2004. Earlier this year, Cage contested a personal IRS bill for $814,000 in taxes, interest and penalties, while his Saturn Productions of Los Angeles company was stuck with a bill for $988,000.
While Cage’s settlement includes $99,000 for an accuracy related penalty, no penalties
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