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A Game Theory View Of Family Law: Planning For A 500% Family Tax, Steven J. Willis
A Game Theory View Of Family Law: Planning For A 500% Family Tax, Steven J. Willis
FIU Law Review
Divorces involve money, which can prompt fierce legal battles. These include family obligations for child support, alimony, and property division. Small income changes can have huge consequences. For example, a $1,000 income increase can result in $5,000 of increased family obligations. A $10,000 increase can produce $50,000 of obligations. Or a $10,000 decrease can result in $50,000 of reduced obligations.
The Impact Of Social Security Of Dependents And Financing Of Post-Secondary Education Of Dependents On Support Obligations In Particularly California Divorces After The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, John R. Dorocak
Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made alimony in divorce decrees and separation agreements entered into after December 31, 2018, neither deductible by the payor nor income to the payee for federal income tax purposes. Likely, that change in the tax law will result in less income to payees in a divorce and higher taxes for payors. In California, support in divorces is basically calculated by the software program Dissomaster. With payors facing higher taxes, such payors may look for possible sources of additional income for paying support. Payors may receive a credit in California against the support obligation …
Should Divorce Be More Taxing?: Structuring Tax Reduction To Reduce Inequality, Stephanie H. Mcmahon
Should Divorce Be More Taxing?: Structuring Tax Reduction To Reduce Inequality, Stephanie H. Mcmahon
Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality
Current law makes divorce a time for minimizing some couples’ taxes. The group who benefit from the reduction are unlikely to be those in greatest financial need following divorce. Existing divorce-related taxation focuses on shifting the tax burden between spouses, the implicit and explicit elections that enable this shifting, and the classification of who should be entitled to this tax reduction. This article argues that Congress should focus tax reduction on those with minimal resources following divorce to ensure an equitable distribution of the nation’s tax burden. This article proposes an alternative tax regime more consistent with mitigating inequality. Instead …
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, Craig Westbrook
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, Craig Westbrook
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Modification Of Divorce Decrees By Virtue Of The 1984 Tax Amendments Relating To Dependency Exemptions, Roger M. Baron
Modification Of Divorce Decrees By Virtue Of The 1984 Tax Amendments Relating To Dependency Exemptions, Roger M. Baron
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Federal Tax Lien—Forced Sale Of The Homestead Interest Of A Non-Delinquent Spouse, Allen C. Dobson
Federal Tax Lien—Forced Sale Of The Homestead Interest Of A Non-Delinquent Spouse, Allen C. Dobson
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reforming The Tax Treatment Of Divorce: Splitting The Benefits Of A Split, C. Garrison Lepow
Reforming The Tax Treatment Of Divorce: Splitting The Benefits Of A Split, C. Garrison Lepow
Seattle University Law Review
The purpose of this Article is to consider the tax consequences of divorce, particularly those problems relating to property settlements. The tax consequences of alimony and child support are also considered. These problems have a long history that must be reviewed in order to understand both the present law and the current proposals which were considered by the House Ways and Means Committee during the last session of Congress. Unfortunately, the narrowness of the legislative proposals permits many of the problems to continue; the proposals change only the timing of the problem.
Divorce, An Overlooked Tax Planning Tool (Or Gimmick), Theodore W. Hirsh
Divorce, An Overlooked Tax Planning Tool (Or Gimmick), Theodore W. Hirsh
Maryland Law Review
No abstract provided.
Marital Property Distribution: Legal And Emotional Considerations, Norman Perlberger
Marital Property Distribution: Legal And Emotional Considerations, Norman Perlberger
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Haitian Vacation: The Applicability Of Sham Doctrine To Year-End Divorces, Michigan Law Review
The Haitian Vacation: The Applicability Of Sham Doctrine To Year-End Divorces, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
This Note examines the propriety of applying the sham doctrine to tax-motivated divorces. Section I outlines the evolution of the sham doctrine from its exposition in Gregory v. Helvering through its expression in two different tests for commercial transactions. Section II then studies the relationship between state divorce law and the marital status provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to demonstrate the clear congressional preference for incorporating state law by reference rather than creating an independent federal law of marriage. It also examines the history of the 1969 Tax Reform Act in a vain effort to discern a congressional desire …
Wright V. Commissioner, 62 T.C. 377 (1974), Aff'd, 543 F.2d 593 (7th Cir. 1976), Ruth L. Gokel
Wright V. Commissioner, 62 T.C. 377 (1974), Aff'd, 543 F.2d 593 (7th Cir. 1976), Ruth L. Gokel
Florida State University Law Review
Income Tax- PROPERTY SETTLEMENT IN DIVORCE- AN UNSETTLED AREA OF SETTLED LAW.
Selected Tax Aspects Of Divorce And Property Settlements
Selected Tax Aspects Of Divorce And Property Settlements
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Income Tax Validity Of Invalid Migratory Divorces And The Rule Of Validation, Thomas J. Tumola
Income Tax Validity Of Invalid Migratory Divorces And The Rule Of Validation, Thomas J. Tumola
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Federal Taxation Of Alimony Arrangements, Henry D. Collins
Federal Taxation Of Alimony Arrangements, Henry D. Collins
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Taxation-Federal Income Tax-Payments Under Written Agreement Incident To Divorce, David W. Rowlinson S. Ed.
Taxation-Federal Income Tax-Payments Under Written Agreement Incident To Divorce, David W. Rowlinson S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Petitioner and her husband separated in January 1919 after marital difficulties. The following sequence of events transpired in the next four months: the husband employed detectives to follow his wife and discover evidence on which a divorce action could be predicated; petitioner instituted proceedings for legal separation; a separation agreement was executed under which the husband was to give petitioner an initial payment of $200,000 and subsequent annual payments of $30,000 for her life; the husband began a suit for divorce to which petitioner counterclaimed for a divorce; a divorce was decreed in favor of petitioner. Petitioner did not ask …
Taxation--Estate Tax--Alimony Deduction, J. G. H.
Taxation--Estate Tax--Alimony Deduction, J. G. H.
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Abstracts, Katherine Kempfer
Abstracts, Katherine Kempfer
Michigan Law Review
The abstracts consist merely of summaries of the facts and holdings of recent cases and are distinguished from the notes by the absence of discussion.
Taxation - Income Tax - Taxability Of Income Of Alimony Trust To Husband-Settlor-Rule Of Douglas V. Willcuts, Benjamin W. Franklin
Taxation - Income Tax - Taxability Of Income Of Alimony Trust To Husband-Settlor-Rule Of Douglas V. Willcuts, Benjamin W. Franklin
Michigan Law Review
Three recent decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Helvering v. Fitch, Helvering v. Leonard, and Helvering v. Fuller, all involving an application of the rule of Douglas v. Willcuts, raise the question of what that rule means in its practical application. Stated briefly, that rule is that the income from a so-called alimony trust is taxable to the husband-settlor whenever it discharges a continuing obligation for him.
Recent Important Decisions
Michigan Law Review
A collection of recent important court decisions.