August 18th, 2023
38 Stein Sperling Attorneys Listed in 2024 Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®
Stein Sperling is pleased to announce that 25 lawyers have been included in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Additionally, 13 lawyers have been included in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers:…
August 1st, 2023
July Federal Tax Update
INDIVIDUALS In Gomas v. United States, 132 AFTR2d 2023-________, a Florida Federal District Court determined that the victim of a scam in which she withdrew funds from retirement plans in a fraudulent scheme in which…
June 1st, 2023
May Federal Tax Update
INDIVIDUALS In Rodgers v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2023-56, the Tax Court concluded that interest paid on a past due child support obligation constitutes income to the recipient and not additional taxfree child support. In Bibeau…
May 1st, 2023
April Federal Tax Update
INDIVIDUALS In Kiczuk v. United States, 131 AFTR2d 2023-1292, a Connecticut Federal District Court concluded that disability benefits paid to a state employee were taxfree and akin to workers compensation as the result of a…
April 1st, 2023
March Federal Tax Update
In Ahaiwe v. Commissioner, TC Summary Opinion 2023-7, the Tax Court found that the insolvency exception to reporting relief from indebtedness income did not apply when the taxpayer provided only a worksheet with “numbers on…
March 1st, 2023
February Federal Tax Update
INDIVIDUALS In Green Rock, LLC v. Commissioner, 131 AFTR2d 2023-562, an Alabama Federal District Court joined the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Tax Court in striking down the labeling of syndicated conservation easements…
February 1st, 2023
January Federal Tax Update
INDIVIDUALS In Patacsil v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2023-8, the Tax Court required a couple to report relief from indebtedness income inasmuch as they did not prove the value of their business or real estate as…
January 19th, 2023
SECURE Act 2.0: What You Need to Know
On December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the SECURE Act 2.0 into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. More comprehensive than the original SECURE Act of 2019, here are a handful of…
January 1st, 2023
December Federal Tax Update
INDIVIDUALS Public Law No. 117-228, the Respect for Marriage Act, repeals references in the Internal Revenue Code and elsewhere in federal law to marriage being between a man and a woman. SECURE 2.0 Act of…
December 28th, 2022
What Financial Professionals Need to Know About The Secure Act 2.0
The Secure Act 2.0, part of the omnibus spending legislation, makes numerous changes in the retirement plan law. It raises in 2023 the usual age when minimum distributions must commence to 73. It increases the…
