Monthly Archives: October 2020

WATCH OUT FOR THIS NEW DECISION ON IRA DISTRIBUTIONS FOR DISABLED SPOUSE OF IRA OWNER. YOU COULD BE SUBJECT TO A 10% ADDITIONAL TAX PENALTY.

The summary Tax Court opinion  in the Merrell, TC Summary Opinion 2020-5 (https://www.ustaxcourt.gov/UstcInOp2/OpinionViewer.aspx?ID=12156) ruled that the ten percent penalty on early withdrawal from an IRA applies when the withdrawal was on account of the disability of the spouse rather than … Continue reading

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Sound Familiar…The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals challenged S Corp shareholders basis on the grounds it had insufficient basis to deduct loss !!

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that S corporation shareholders had insufficient basis to deduct their claimed loss in the Messina Case. http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2019/12/27/18-70186.pdf An ongoing theme with tax court cases this year seems to focus on whether our … Continue reading

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