Monthly Archives: July 2019

In 2019 the standard mileage rates for the use of a vehicle will be: 58 cents per mile driven for business use, up 3.5 cents from the rate for 2018, 20 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes, … Continue reading →

Activities that are common in the summer often qualify for tax credits or deductions. Working a summer job might not you enough to owe federal income tax, they should remember to file a return to get a refund for taxes … Continue reading →

Freedom Debt Relief LLC, the largest U.S debt settlement services provider, agreed to pay $25 million to resolve U.S regulatory allegations it imposed improper charges on consumers and failed to settle their debts as promised. The U.S Consumer Financial Protection … Continue reading →

Prenda Law partners John Steele and Paul Hansmeier were charged with running a porn-trolling scheme from 2010 to 2013. It is believed the firm made over $6 million from the scheme. The scam accused people of pirating pornographic films, and … Continue reading →

Antoinette Winston was sentenced to 34 months in prison for using stolen identities to falsify her tax returns. From 2012-2015 Winston stole and used personal information of other individuals to file fraudulent income tax returns requesting refunds from the IRS. … Continue reading →

About a year after stopping their U.S operations, the toy chain Toys ‘R’ Us is set to return this holiday season by opening about a half dozen U.S stores and a website. The original Toys ‘R’ Us was the only … Continue reading →

Elements of first-degree statutory rape include penetration, which evidence of surface contact did not show, nor show an attempt. But evidence did show sexual contact, an element of first-degree child molestation, which is a lesser-included offense of first-degree statutory rape. … Continue reading →

Taxpayers should remember that personal exemptions are suspended for 2018. Taxpayers cannot claim a personal exemption for anyone of their tax return. This means that an exemption can no longer be claimed for a tax filer, spouse or dependents. Here … Continue reading →

A survey by Gallup found that Americans borrowed $88 billion to pay for health care last year. The same survey also found that 1 in 4 Americans have skipped treatment because they fear they will need to file bankruptcy due … Continue reading →

A Missouri couple brought an action for trespassing under a statute that provides for triple damages for the removal of timber. The petition alleged that the couple owned property, from which others removed timber with the permission of a third … Continue reading →