Archive for July 2010
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Should I Make My Own Offer in Compromise?

I know that many people wonder whether they should make their own offer in compromise to the IRS or whether they should hire a tax professional to prepare the offer in compromise and advocate on their behalf before the Internal Revenue Service. Here’s my advice, but remember, I am an attorney focusing my practice in the area of helping people with their tax problems.This is a question that I am often asked. I think there are several reasons for the question; not the least of which is because hiring an attorney to assist you is not an inexpensive task. Another reason people probably try to handle their own offer in compromise cases is because you don’t really have to admit there is a problem until you have to go outside of your comfort zone, admit that there is a tax problem, and then hire an attorney to assist you.I always …

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Disability Benefits and Power of Attorney

If you are receiving disability benefits and would like to designate someone as your Power of Attorney you will have problems with Social Security Administration regarding your Power of Attorney. Here is what you need to know to designate a representative with the Social Security Administration.Social Security does not recognize Power of Attorney for any reason. If you would like someone to handle your affairs for you or have access to information on your record you will need to designate them as your “Representative Payee” for Social Security. This person, which can be a spouse, family member, or friend, must visit the local Social Security office in person and fill out the application to become your payee.There are rules regarding who can be designated as your payee and for what reasons. If you have a friend or relative that is your Power of Attorney, Social Security can use that as …

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How Do You Know If a Particular DUI Attorney is Any Good?

Sometimes people get in jail for driving under the influence of alcohol, and all they can think of is getting out of there as soon as possible. You have to find a representative who can actually help you out. Maybe he will be able to even get your record cleared and avoid conviction, and if not that, maybe they will be able to make sure that your charge is lessened. If you happen to be guilty of DUI you’ll actually face a whole bunch of trouble. You might not be able to get the jobs that you would like to get for such a conviction. That is very important for to select a DUI attorney which is not particularly cheap but one that is actually very good at what they do.If you want to work with good DUI attorney, you have to understand that they will most likely charge you …

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