Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA June 24, 2020 79 min read

The Complete Guide to International Tax Compliance

Under the law, U.S. citizens, resident aliens and certain nonresident aliens are required to report worldwide income from all ...

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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA April 27, 2022 8 min read

How to Hire a Tax Attorney to Deal with the FTB

One of the main reasons that I started blogging was to help people. I wanted to motivate ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA September 8, 2021 7 min read

Can Currently Non-Collectible (CNC) Status Stop the FTB?

Sometimes your financial fortunes take a turn for the worse, and you find yourself owing ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA June 28, 2021 9 min read

Facts about Franchise Tax Board Settlements

The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has authority to settle administrative civil tax ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA April 9, 2021 18 min read

4 Frequently Asked Questions about California State Taxes

As a tax attorney, I get asked a lot of questions everyday regarding – you guessed it – ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA March 12, 2021 14 min read

Know about Tax Debt before Filing for Bankruptcy

Filing for bankruptcy may feel like accidentally stepping off a cliff – it’s not ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA January 8, 2021 9 min read

How Does the FTB Handle Business Tax Collections?

The people who administer state tax laws generally show up in the news only when a ...
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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA December 12, 2020 17 min read

How to Process Employee Withholding Orders for Taxes

In an earlier chapter, we touched on wage garnishment as a means for the FTB to collect ...
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