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Debt After Discharge: The Responsibilities of the IRS

Bankruptcy is often a last-ditch effort for individuals who feel as though there’s no way out of a bad financial situation. Making the choice to file often comes with a litany of challenging emotions like fear, guilt, and anxiety, but virtually all filers feel as though most of their debt struggles will be minimized or […]

Montgomery vs. US: Shedding New Light on What Freedom of Information Really Means

Freedom isn’t always as free as it sounds, particularly when the government is involved. Montgomery vs. US began, as many enthralling cases do, with aggressive action by the IRS. The plaintiffs in this case, Thomas Montgomery and his wife, Beth, were suspected to be claiming sham partnership deductions for the purpose of reducing their tax […]

New Compliance Campaigns by the IRS in 2018

Regularly, the Internal Revenue Service focuses its attention on new areas that may need regulation and tax scrutiny from the federal government. Because of the IRS’s reputation, it’s easy to confuse related initial contacts with audits, but the IRS has a very specific approach when it comes to creating new tax regulatory schemes over previously unregulated areas. […]

Blockchain and Trademark Law: So Perfect Together?

We’ve all heard the term “blockchain” if we pay any kind of attention to the financial news. We’ve heard it in the context of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the volatile currency that exploded in value a few years ago and made Internet geeks into millionaires. What would the experience of using cryptocurrency tell us about the […]