House passed weaponized tick amendment
The House of Representatives recently passed a very interesting amendment to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The...
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Chiara King
- Jul 19, 2019
- 1 min
PFAS and Corporation v. Corporation
The world's largest independent petroleum refiner, Valero, has filed suit against firefighting foam manufacturers, including DuPont and...
Chiara King
- Jul 17, 2019
- 1 min
The next DDT?
On June 26, 2019, the State of Vermont filed suit against chemical manufacturers DuPont and 3M, alleging, among other things, that these...
Chiara King
- Dec 10, 2018
- 1 min
A constitutional battle in the Free State
The dormant Commerce Clause is an implicit constitutional principle, derived from the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution,...
Chiara King
- Dec 2, 2018
- 1 min
Homesteads in Chapter 7: when appreciation is a bad thing
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit just published an opinion that highlights the potential pitfalls of the...
Chiara King
- Nov 12, 2018
- 1 min
Clawing back payments made before bankruptcy
Prior to filing for bankruptcy, a debtor may want to pay off debts owed to a friend or relative, or even to a special creditor, in order...
Chiara King
- Oct 17, 2018
- 1 min
The same but different: IRS Offers in Compromise
An Offer in Compromise (OIC) is an agreement between a taxpayer and the IRS to settle a tax liability for less than the amount owed. The...
Chiara King
- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
Getting rid of tax debt: Maryland Offers in Compromise
Maryland taxpayers can make an Offer in Compromise (OIC) to resolve all taxes administered by the Comptroller. An OIC is not an appeal of...
Chiara King
- Oct 11, 2018
- 1 min
Getting help when IRS processes stall
Sometimes IRS processes don’t work like they’re supposed to. Because of this, the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) was set up as an...
Chiara King
- Oct 10, 2018
- 1 min
Getting help from a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
It’s sometimes thought that people with low incomes simply don’t make enough money to get into serious trouble with their taxes....
Chiara King
- Oct 9, 2018
- 1 min
The unpleasant consequences of ignoring Maryland tax bills
When the Comptroller of Maryland sends a tax bill, the best course of action, by far, is to pay it quickly. After 30 days pass, this...
Chiara King
- Oct 8, 2018
- 1 min
A quick primer on the U.S. Tax Court
The U.S. Tax Court is a unique institution. Typically, a taxpayer gets to the Tax Court after responding properly within 90 days to an...
Chiara King
- Oct 5, 2018
- 2 min
Maryland wrestles with BAPCPA
An interesting case came out of the Maryland Bankruptcy Court last week involving section 362(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, a small but...
Chiara King
- Oct 4, 2018
- 1 min
The automatic stay....in general
When a person files a bankruptcy petition, that action immediately creates a federal court order that requires creditors to stop their...
Chiara King
- Oct 3, 2018
- 1 min
Victory for the little guy in U.S. Tax Court
There's no better way to start up a new tax law practice than to report on a victory for the little guy in the U.S. Tax Court, released...
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