Tag Archives: Missouri Attorney

Bank of America Pays $6 Million for a Wrongful Eviction

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Camron Hoorfar

Bank of America was recently ordered to pay $6 million to a California couple who was harassed and illegally lost their home to Bank of America. If you believe you lost your home to a wrongful foreclosure, contact our law … Continue reading →

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Connecticut is Drowning in Debt

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Camron Hoorfar

The state of Connecticut may be looking at huge spending cute to education and other spending areas unless they can offload some debt.  Currently, the state faces a $3.5 billion deficit over the next two years. If you are drowning … Continue reading →

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Homeless Cats

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Camron Hoorfar

Your local cat lady may actually not be as crazy as you think. In 2011, Jan Van Dusen beat the IRS in a case over whether she could claim a deduction for providing foster care for stray and feral cats. … Continue reading →

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It’s to Help Schools

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Camron Hoorfar

A California man tried to deduct lottery ticket purchases as donations to the California School system. The claim was that since the proceeds of lottery tickets are supposed to go to the schools, that the tickets could be deducted as … Continue reading →

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Stop, Thief

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Camron Hoorfar

In another case of a denied medical expense deduction, a woman tried to apply the old maxim “an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure” by claiming that her pepper spray was a medical expense. Her argument … Continue reading →

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Dancing with the IRS

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Camron Hoorfar

Celebrities often use Dancing with the Stars to rehab their image, but the IRS doesn’t allow dancing as an expense to rehab your wallet at tax time. The IRS has consistently rules that taxpayers may not deduct dancing lessons as … Continue reading →

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Deductible Sex Changes

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Camron Hoorfar

One exception to deducting medical expenses for changing one;s appearance is that taxpayers have been allowed a deduction for a sex change operation. The taxpayer in the O’Donnabhain case was diagnosed with a gender-identity disorder because he felt he was … Continue reading →

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Using Bankruptcy to Escape Student Loans

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Camron Hoorfar

It is very difficult to have bankruptcy erase your student loan debt.  In order to satisfy the undue hardship portion of the test in order to discharge student loan debt, you will need to show that you are unable to … Continue reading →

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