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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Interest Rates Remain the Same for the First Quarter of 2013
WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service today announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning Jan. 1, 2013. The rates will be: three (3) percent for overpayments [two (2) percent in the case of a … Continue reading
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IRS Strengthens Integrity of ITIN System; Revised Application Procedures in Effect for Upcoming Filing Season
WASHINGTON –– The Internal Revenue Service announced today updated procedures to strengthen the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) program requirements. The new modifications and documentation standards further protect the integrity of the ITIN application and refund processes while helping minimize … Continue reading
COSTLY DEBT SETTLEMENT SCHEMES PREY ON THE MOST DEBT-BURDENED CONSUMERS STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
What a Half Million Unwary Consumers Don’t Know: Schemes Only Work for 1 in 10 Who Pay for Them; Consumer Alert: Debt Settlement Programs Seen as “#1 Threat to America’s Most Indebted Consumers.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 17, 2012 – … Continue reading
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Can I Pay One Debt Better Than Others?
Everyone with debts has at least one bill they’d like to pay, even if they can’t pay them all. So if you are already filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy and repaying some debt, why not treat some better than others? Sometimes … Continue reading
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NACBA: COSTLY DEBT SETTLEMENT SCHEMES PREY ON THE MOST DEBT-BURDENED CONSUMERS STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
What a Half Million Unwary Consumers Don’t Know: Schemes Only Work for 1 in 10 Who Pay for Them; Consumer Alert: Debt Settlement Programs Seen as “#1 Threat to America’s Most Indebted Consumers.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 17, 2012 – … Continue reading
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Modifiable maintenance granted at divorce is terminated when all of the reasons it was awarded have changed
Reiter v. Reither, No. 74360 (Mo. App. W.D., August 7, 2012), Mitchell, J. An action to terminate modifiable maintenance was granted. The case is fact-specific, but deserves reporting simply because of the dearth of appellate cases in which modifiable maintenance … Continue reading
Treasury, IRS Announce Special Relief to Encourage Leave-Donation Programs for Victims of Hurricane Sandy
WASHINGTON — As part of the administration’s efforts to bring all available resources to bear to support state and local partners impacted by Hurricane Sandy, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced special relief intended to support … Continue reading
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Child custody judgment set aside because custody routine the parties had used pendent lite led the father to believe a judgment consistent with that schedule would be entered. Lewis v. Lewis, No. 31663
This was an action for dissolution of marriage in which a default was taken against the Father. He sought to have the judgment set aside, but the trial court denied his request. The Parenting Plan entered gave the parties joint … Continue reading