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By Carolyn J. Woodruff, North Carolina Family Law Specialist, JD, CPA, CVA

Molinet v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2014-109, 2014 WL 2573992 (2014)

(a) Facts: A husband and wife were married.  The wife was from Cuba and was admitted to the United States on a fiancé visa.  The husband controlled the marital finances, with minimal input from the wife.  She had access to the parties’ joint checking account, but rarely used it and did not have a good understanding of the United States banking system.  She paid her expenses with a weekly allowance from the husband. Continue reading →

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By Carolyn J. Woodruff, North Carolina Family Law Specialist, CPA, CVA

In North Carolina, as well as nationwide, family law and divorce cases are filled with bad tax returns.  Let’s face it, generally one spouse handles the finances and the other spouse doesn’t.  Enjoy Santa as the Tax Court finds this husband innocent. Continue reading →