Author Archives: Miyuki Hara
Same-Sex Marriages and Federal Tax Impact
Same sex marriage has only been recognized as legal at a Federal level since 2013. This change was driven by a US Supreme Court ruling on June 26th, 2013 in the estate tax case of US vs. Windsor. This case had a wide ranging effect on the tax treatment of same-sex couples. The ruling invalidated Section […]
IRS Phone scams: An increasing problem
In recent years, the IRS has noted a surge in the number of attempted phone scams against taxpayers in the United States. In the past two years almost 900,000 reports of contact from scam artists claiming to be revenue agents were passed on to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax administration. Over 5,000 taxpayers have […]