Under the NEW IRC Section 165 Safe Harbor Rules the IRS estimates it will refund victims of the Bernard Madoff’s massive ponzi scheme around $17 billion!!
The Safe Harbor provisions are crucial to obtaining relief for victims of investment stock fraud because it converts what would ordinarily be a capital loss (which is offset against capital gains and any unused capital loss is then limited to a deduction of only $3,000
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Today Bernie Madoff’s client list was made public revealing even more high-profile individuals defrauded by the $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Among the names disclosed today are John Malkovich, Barbara Bach (Ringo Starr’s wife), Kevin Bacon and Dodgers great Sandy Koufax.
What these fraud victims need to know is that they can recoup 30-40% of their losses if they take advantage of Internal Revenue Code Section 165. So if you’ve paid taxes
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According to a recent article in the New York Times titled For Victims of Schemes, the I.R.S. Can Be Flexible, a bailout for Madoff victims would cost federal, state and local governments as much as $20 billion.
While a spokesman for the Internal Revenue Service declined to comment on the Madoff case, there is still speculation in the media and amongst tax professionals as to whether investors will be able to
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I recently blogged about how victims of investment fraud can seek relief from the IRS and today I came across an interesting story in tax-news.com about Madoff Investors turning to Uncle Sam for a Bailout.Â
The article says:
Given the current economic climate and the likelihood of falling tax revenues in the year ahead, the IRS, which could face tax revenue losses in the billions of dollars (as much as USD17 billion
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The list of investors reportedly defrauded by Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme continues to grow. Victims of the $50 billion scam include banking institutions, various charities and a long list of celebrities including Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and screenwriter Eric Roth.
Experts are saying it’s one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in the history of Wall Street. But what many people may not know is that these victims of investment fraud can
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