Family Law News

Locked-Out Spouse Finds No Sympathy at IRS

October 21, 2006
By: Brian C. Vertz

The TaxProf Blog reported an interesting story about a husband who failed to report his share of passthrough income from the medical billing company that he and his estranged wife owned together. The Tax Court was not impressed with the husband’s explanation that his wife had locked him out of the home where the business was located, raided their business and personal bank accounts, and ran up more than $50,000 in credit card bills. In its decision, the Tax Court affirmed the deficiency assessed by the IRS.

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Brian C. Vertz

With an MBA and more than two decades of experience handling complex financial affairs, Partner Brian C. Vertz excels at cases involving assessment of personal assets including premarital wealth and trusts, valuation of closely held businesses, executive compensation, medical and dental practices, and complex child support litigation. Brian was selected as the Pittsburgh 2019 Lawyer of the Year for family law through The Best Lawyers in America peer review process.