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Filing Your Tax Return - 2018 Tax Year I know we are just coming out of the holiday season, and you probably don’t want to think about taxes already. After all, you have until April 16 to figure out what you are going to do to meet the April 17, 2018, deadline for filing your [...]

If you have questions about a Trump tax plan loophole, you should contact an experienced attorney from Sodowsky Law Firm. We can guide you through an array of IRS tax problems and help you understand your rights under the law. Call us today at (703) 436-1176 How the Trump Tax Plan Loophole May Impact You There has been a [...]

Many of us make resolutions as part of our New Year routine. We may resolve to exercise more, to lose weight, to get organized, to stop procrastinating. Well, I am going to discuss getting organized to make your tax life easier and, perhaps, a little less stressful. You can find any number of methods for [...]

The Trump tax plan was signed into law on December 22, 2017. Depending on your circumstances, you might experience significant changes to your tax rates and deductions. However, at more than 500 pages of dense, technical language, most Americans cannot read and interpret the Trump tax plan. Thankfully, the tax lawyers at Sodowsky Law Firm are here [...]

This is the time of year when families get together, exchange gifts, travel, celebrate the birth of Christ, shop, watch football, and generally eat more than they should, not necessarily in that order. Many financial advisors will tell you this is also the time of year when many people wreck their finances by overspending. And, [...]

This is the time of year when families get together, exchange gifts, travel, celebrate the birth of Christ, shop, watch football, and generally eat more than they should, not necessarily in that order. Many financial advisors will tell you this is also the time of year when many people wreck their finances by overspending. And, [...]

Many of us had plans for all that we were going to accomplish in 2017. Here we are, already in November. In just few short weeks, we’ll be celebrating the upcoming new year, 2018. Where has 2017 gone? How are we going to get everything done? If we can’t get everything done, are there one [...]

Good News! Tax Amnesty for Virginia Residents If you owe Virginia back taxes, tune-in for the upcoming Tax Amnesty Program 2017. The Virginia General Assembly recently enacted provisions approving a tax amnesty program. However, the Virginia Department of Taxation has not yet announced the full details nor the relevant dates. Based upon the past two [...]

Howard Stern and the IRS Sued --- Together? This strange brew of co-defendants began when an IRS agent called into The Howard Stern Show but was put on hold by a producer. While on hold, the agent took a taxpayer’s call on a different line. That taxpayer was Judith Barrigas who ended up suing the [...]

During the summer, you may not think about doing your taxes, but maybe you should. Some of the expenses you’ve paid over the past few months might qualify for money-saving tax credits or deductions come tax time. If you organize your tax records now, you’ll make tax filing easier and faster when you do them [...]

The Deadline for Claiming A Share of $760 Million Is Imminent! The Internal Revenue Service is holding tax refunds totaling $760 million ready to be handed over to an estimated 918,600 taxpayers who did not file a federal income tax return for 2010. However, the window is quickly closing to claim this money, which is [...]

In 2002 Benjamin Puentes bought a house in South San Francisco. He made the required down payment and financed the balance of the purchase price with a mortgage loan secured by the property. In 2003, Lourdes Puentes, Benjamin’s sister, started living in the house when she moved to San Francisco to attend college. When Lourdes’s [...]

A Tysons Corner, Virginia, lawyer has gone to prison for refusing to pay his federal tax bills. William M Weisberg was sentenced April 1, 2015, to 12 months and one day in prison followed by three years of supervised release. The judge also ordered Weisberg to pay $451,955 in restitution. Weisberg pleaded guilty in December [...]

Don’t be surprised if your mortgage payment takes a big jump. Local property taxes are rising quickly, as well as insurance rates in some areas due to natural disasters. In turn mortgage companies who provide an escrow service to home owners are raising escrow payment amounts to cover the rising costs. Plus, if your property [...]