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San Diego Discharge of Tax in Bankruptcy Lawyer

It is not commonly known that taxes can be dischargeable in a chapter 7 bankruptcy, but there are several specific criteria that must be met in order to determine the dischargeability for each tax year for which a balance is due.

The criteria are as follows:

  1. At the time the bankruptcy petition is filed, the due date of the tax return must be three years prior to the filing date;
  2. The time the bankruptcy petition is filed, the tax return must have been filed by the taxpayer more than two years prior to the filing date;
  3. 240 days must have elapsed subsequent to the assessment of the tax;
  4. There can be no evidence of willful evasion of the payment of tax; and
  5. There can be no evidence of fraud in the preparation of the tax return.

The interpretation of these criteria requires a complex and extensive analysis, and I have encountered success in obtaining discharge of millions of dollars in tax.

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When I contacted David Greenberg, I owed the IRS over $150,000 and he was able to help me have those payments discharged. I am forever thankful. David is always there for me when I call and I have referred him to friends who have also hired him with excellent results. I can't say enough wonderful things about Mr. Greenberg and his staff. John
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