Timeshares

What are the federal income tax consequences from selling a timeshare? Losses from the sale of timeshares held for personal use are nondeductible. If you are one of the lucky few that sells a timeshare at a profit, you have capital gain.  Different tax rules apply to...

S-Corp Salaries

Not paying salary to its owner causes headaches for an S corporation. A lawyer who was the president of her own S firm. The company did not pay her a salary but did provide her with funds, which the firm deducted as officer’s compensation on its Form 1120-S. She...

Passport revocations

Cases involving passport revocations are now coming before the Tax Court. A federal statute allows the Department of State to deny or revoke U.S. passports of individuals with federal tax debts of $54,000 or more on whom a tax lien or levy has been filed. The IRS...

Hobby Losses

Reporting hobby losses continues to be an audit red flag, it has been and will remain so. The IRS is always on the hunt for taxpayers who year after year report large losses from hobby-sounding activities on Schedule C of the 1040 to help offset other income, such as...

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