The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the Tax Court’s ruling upholding an IRS Appeals Board decision to deny a face-to-face hearing before enforcing levies against a taxpayer was not an abuse of the Tax Court’s discretion. In Muir v. Commissioner, No. 18-60336 (5th Cir. Feb 15, 2019), [...]
In its opinion in Bitetzakis v. Bitetzakis, Case No. 2D17-4822 (Fla. 2d DCA Feb 1. 2019), Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal recently held that an individual signing a will must strictly comply with the signature requirements of section 732.502, Florida Statutes, for the will to be recognized as valid [...]
The United States Tax Court recently issued an opinion which provides a good analysis of the passive activity loss limitations of Internal Revenue Code § 469 and their applicability to those involved in managing rental real estate. In Birdsong v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2018-148 (Sept. 10, 2018), the petitioners, husband [...]
We often have clients that want to nominate non-residents of Florida to serve as the Personal Representative of their Florida probate estate. In doing so, it is important to closely read the applicable Florida statute, as Florida law is very specific with respect to when a non-resident of Florida can [...]
Florida’s First District Court of Appeal recently held a church’s complaint challenging the denial of an ad valorem tax exemption should be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. In doing so, the court provided a good review of the statutory requirements for a taxpayer to maintain an action contesting [...]
