Month: February 2020
Friday, February 28, 2020
Plaintiff’s wrongful discharge claim was unsustainable as a matter of
law where plaintiff, an at-will employee at defendant’s nursing facility,
failed to demonstrate that her discharge implicated a clear... Continue Reading
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
In Merrell v. Commissioner, TC Summary Opinion
2020-5 (Jan. 16, 2020), an IRA owner under age 59 ½ and not disabled received a
distribution from his IRA. The owner did not pay an additional tax of 10%
pursuant to Internal... Continue Reading
Monday, February 24, 2020
In Gillette v. Commissioner, 125 AFTR 2d 2020-518 (7th
Cir, Jan. 15, 2020), a taxpayer was a compulsive gambler, which the taxpayers
claimed was linked to prescription medication. To fuel her gambling, taxpayer
made a withdrawal... Continue Reading
Friday, February 7, 2020
Just because you were always the responsible one-or just bigger and
able to push your little siblings around-doesn’t carry any weight when it comes
to serving as the executor (personal representative) of a deceased... Continue Reading
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Some
couples decide not to leave each other a significant amount of assets.
Especially if each one owns some assets independently, they may agree that each
will leave most assets to his or her children from a previous marriage,... Continue Reading