Legacy Tax & Resolution Services

Consequences of Filing Married Separately

Article Highlights: Changing Filing Status  Liability  Community Property States  Social Security Benefits  Capital Loss Limitations  Sec 179 Business Expensing Election Rental Loss Limitation  Traditional IRA Contributions  Roth IRA Contributions  Education Credits  Series EE or I Bonds  Higher Education Interest  Standard Deduction  Medicare Premiums  Allocating Home Mortgage Interest  Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)  2021 Tax Rate Tables  […]

State Accepts Payment Plan in Navajo, NM

State Accepts Payment Plan in Navajo, NM   State Payment Plan – 02-22-2014 Taxpayer Situation: Taxpayers owed the State of New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department for the tax year 2010. The taxpayer had outstanding tax returns for 2008 through 2011.  The taxpayer tried to work with the State of New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department and […]

State Accepts Offer in Compromise in Albuquerque, NM

State Accepts Offer in Compromise in Albuquerque, NM   IRS Offer in Compromise – 01-02-2014 Taxpayer Situation: Taxpayers owed the State of New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department for tax years 2004-2012, totaling $66,155. Taxpayers were current with the filing of all their tax returns. Resolution Outcome: Legacy Tax & Resolution Services successfully negotiated an Offer in Compromise […]

How Biden’s Proposed American Families Plan Might Affect You

Article Highlights: Education Benefits  Education, Teachers and Educators  Child Tax Credit  Child & Dependent Care Tax Credit  Earned Income Tax Credit for Childless Workers  Paid Family Leave  Health Insurance  Corporate Tax Rate  Individual Marginal Tax Rates  Capital Gains Tax  Basis Step-up  Carried Interest  Like-kind Exchange for Real Estate  Excess Business Losses  Medicare Tax  Tax Preparer […]

State Accepts Revised Audit Outcome in Carlsbad, NM

State Accepts Revised Audit Outcome in Carlsbad, NM   State Revised Audit Outcome – 12-18-2018 Taxpayer Situation: The taxpayer was audited by the State of New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department for 2013-2015 and used his existing tax preparer to represent him in the audit.  Unfortunately, the tax preparer had no audit representation experience, and the state auditor […]

Did You File Before Congress Passed the Unemployment Tax Exclusion? Here is How the IRS is Handling the Situation

Article Highlights: American Rescue Plan Act  Unemployment Income Exclusion  Early Filers  IRS Automatic Adjustment  Refund Schedule  Method of Payment   Refund Offsets  Potential Need for Amended Return  Adjustment Notice  Normally, unemployment insurance benefits are fully taxable for federal purposes. However, earlier this year, about the middle of the tax filing season, Congress, as part of the […]

State Accepts Release of Lien to Allow Refinancing to Pay State Debt in Gallup, NM

State Accepts Release of Lien to Allow Refinancing to Pay State Debt in Gallup, NM   State Release of Lien – 11-19-2018 Taxpayer Situation: Taxpayers owed the State of New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department for the tax year 2017.  The taxpayer was current on all returns. Resolution Outcome: Legacy Tax & Resolution Services successfully negotiated a State of New […]

IRS Accepts Installment Agreement in Roswell, NM

IRS Accepts Installment Agreement in Roswell, NM   IRS Installment Agreement – 07-13-2018 Taxpayer Situation: Taxpayers owed the IRS for tax years 2005-2013. The taxpayer had outstanding returns for 2009 through 2012. Resolution Outcome: Legacy Tax & Resolution Services successfully prepared and filed outstanding returns and negotiated an Installment Agreement with the Internal Revenue Service for a client […]