Many tax return preparers are dealing with community property issues for same-sex RDPs for the first time. Questions arise daily. A recent pressing question is: how do you report income earned by a partner in a non-community property state if…
Many tax return preparers are dealing with community property issues for same-sex RDPs for the first time. Questions arise daily. A recent pressing question is: how do you report income earned by a partner in a non-community property state if…
NCIP celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year! NCIP Director Cookie Ridolfi and Legal Director Linda Starr accept a commendation to NCIP from the City of San Jose. See pictures here.
On February 9, join NCIP for its Breakfast Briefing, "Prosecutors: Accountable or Not?" Learn more and view a listing of other upcoming briefings here.
Michael Asimow, Professor of Law Emeritus, UCLA, and Visiting Professor, Stanford Law School, sent me an interesting inquiry the other day. It involves the question of how Same-Sex Married Persons (SSMPs) in California should file their state income tax returns.…
For tax year 2010, RDPs and SSM couples in community property states (California, Washington, and Nevada are the only states affected) must file their federal tax returns by splitting community income and deductions. There are substantive and procedural questions that…
Despite evidence of his innocence, the State announced Thursday that it will retry NCIP client Maurice Caldwell, whose 1991 murder conviction was overturned by a judge last month. Read the news story here.
A San Diego prosecutor’s misconduct at trial prompts a reversal. This ruling follows the Northern California Innocence Project’s report asserting that California prosecutors are seldom punished for prosecutorial misconduct. Read more here.
In an January 18 article, USA Today reported that the Justice Department has created a new internal watchdog office to punish prosecutors’ misconduct. Kathleen (Cookie) Ridolfi, executive director of the Northern California Innocence Project, urges the Justice Department to include…
On January 18, the U.S. Justice Department announced that it opened a special unit to investigate prosecutorial misconduct. Cases may be referred to local bar associations. Read the NYT article here. NCIP’s Veritas Initiative uncovered 22 federal prosecutions in California…
The National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina E. Olson, has released her 2010 Report to Congress. Included in her list of Most Serious Problems is a six page discussion of the tax problems faced by same-sex Registered Domestic Partners. Most Serious Problem…