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 20, 2022 10 min read

How Does the CA Employment Development Department Handle Tax Liens?

We have talked about how tax liens are handled by the Franchise Tax Board and the ...

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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA December 21, 2016 10 min read

How a Tax Attorney Can Help with Your Tax Lien

Our last few posts have been about how the various California state tax agencies handle ...

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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA December 7, 2016 8 min read

How the Franchise Tax Board Uses Tax Liens

We previously discussed how the Board of Equalization handles tax liens. For this post in ...

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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA November 30, 2016 9 min read

How the Board of Equalization Handles Tax Liens

In our continuing series about tax liens, we would like to talk about how the California ...

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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA November 23, 2016 10 min read

Everything You Need to Know About Tax Liens, Pt. 2

In Part 1, you learned what a lien is, how taxpayers are notified of a lien, and what ...

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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA November 16, 2016 9 min read

Everything You Need to Know About Tax Liens, Pt. 1

The tax community is a house somewhat divided over the effectiveness of liens. On the one ...

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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA November 9, 2016 10 min read

What's the Difference Between a Tax Lien and a Tax Levy?

Taxpayers often confuse the terms tax lien and tax levy and do not understand the ...

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Sam Brotman, JD, LLM, MBA August 10, 2016 10 min read

How FTB Tax Liens Affect Your Credit Report

As if taxes were not complicated and frightening enough, the federal and state taxing ...

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