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The Latest IRS Headache for Taxpayers: 11 Million ‘Math Error’ Notices

September 26, 2021

Millions of Americans have gotten a scary, confusing letter from the Internal Revenue Service in 2021 saying they owe more taxes. Making matters worse, many of the letters are about stimulus payments meant to lessen the blow of the pandemic.
The explosion of IRS bills to taxpayers fall into a category known as “math-error” notices, and the IRS sent out more than 11 million of them from Jan. 1 to mid-August.
When the letters assess taxes due or reduce refunds, as millions do, they are treacherous for filers because the first notice is also the final notice--unlike with many IRS letters. What’s more, the law assumes recipients have conceded if they don’t respond within 60 days.

Read more at the Wall Street Journal

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Michigan Enacts Landmark Jail Reforms

September 23, 2021

The enacted legislation addressed four key areas: arrest alternatives, alternatives to jail sentences, community supervision reforms, and responses to traffic violations.

Read more at PEW.org

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Biglaw Firms Can Be A Liability To Clients

September 8, 2021

In many situations, Biglaw firms can actually be a liability to clients, and it is not just their high fees.

Read more at Above The Law

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New school bus safety laws allow stop-arm cameras

September 3, 2021

House Bill 4202 stated cameras could be installed on the stop signs attached to school buses to take pictures of vehicles that pass illegally and allow them to be used by the police.

Read more at WWMT

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