Taxpayer Beats Idaho On Domicile But Loses On Community Property
It turns out that Washington treats spousal earnings as separate property when a couple is living apart, but only if the separation is due to marital discord, which was not present in this case. All in for three years, Idaho ended up getting a little over $13,000 from Martha rather than the approximately $30,000, they were hoping to get from George.
First Circuit Tells Tax Court To Look Harder For Fraudulent Transfer
The First Circuit has suggested to the Tax Court that they need to look at whether the transfer was a “fraudulent transfer”. It is a fairly complex and lawyerly argument:
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