Blogs by Jonathan D. Mishkin

taxes and children

Tax Laws & Exemptions Relating To Children

The following is a transcript of an interview with Heidi Sherman and Jonathan Mishkin. They discuss recent changes to tax laws and their impact on ...
divorce law and splitting assets

Tax Laws & Dividing Assets in Divorce

The following is a transcript of an interview with Heidi Sherman and Jonathan Mishkin. They discuss recent changes to tax laws and how they could ...
Individual Income tax return

The CARES Act & How It Affects You

An interview between Heidi Sherman and Jonathan Mishkin.Heidi is a Senior Associate Attorney at Jill Brittle Law Group. Today we spoke primarily about the CARES ...
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HR 6201 The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

This bill, which is expected to be passed in the Senate without significant modification, requires all employers to provide paid sick leave, allocates federal funding ...
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IRS POSTPONES APRIL 15 TAX-PAYMENT DEADLINE FOR MILLIONS

At a White House Press briefing Tuesday, March 17, Secretary of Treasury, Steve Mnuchin announced that the IRS was postponing the April 15 deadline for ...
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IRS Releases Guidance on Taxation of Cryptocurrency:

On October 9, 2019, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2019-24 and a question and answer document (FAQs on Virtual Currency Transactions) that confirm when cryptocurrency owner's ...
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Two-year reduced tax rate on brewers and winemakers in new tax legislation

The new tax laws signed by President Trump make numerous temporary changes to the taxes imposed on beer, wine, and distilled spirits. These provisions will ...
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Estate Litigation

Mr Mishkin’s Trust and Estate Litigation Practice is widely recognized as being among the most distinguished, experienced and successful practices in the field of trusts, ...
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Employers Can Help Employees with Qualified Disaster Relief Payments which are Excludible from Income

Employers need to look no further than IRC Section 139 when looking for a way to help employees pay for reasonable and necessary personal, family, ...