Recent content by Orebell

What is the name of your state? CA OK here is the situation. I am helping out a friend and have been pretty successful so far both with the IRS and the State of Cal. In a nushell, my friend has for at least the last 20 years has not filed any tax return. I am trying to resolve an issue with the...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Oregon Well, I live in Oregon but have been helping a friend deal with his brothers tax situation in regards to the state of California. I have posted here before asking for advice. I can't say that I got great advice, but it is...

What is the name of your state? Oregon Ok, I have a friend who I am helping out. There are two brothers, Brother A and Brother B. Brother A became ill about a year and half ago and Brother B obtained power of attorney for Brother A. Brother A has had a past history of not filing tax returns...

What is the name of your state? Oregon Ok, here is the situation. I am helping a friend and in case your answer is advise him to see an attorney, I have already done that. There are two brothers and no other siblings. Parents are both deceased. Brother A became ill about a year and half ago...

Hey, wait a minute, what is so difficult about my posts? It is not like I can really explain the whole situation here. I would have to write a book and who would want to read that. If you do not understand something, ask and try to be a help. There is nothing wrong with speculation. It may not...

Sharing my two cents about California I would like to share my experience in dealing with the California FTB. Actually this is not my personal experience but it is a situation I am dealing with for a elderly friend of mine. My friend got this amnesty notice from 1988 and 1989. They say he owes...

Thanks for your input. My friends situation gets more interesting each week. I have been obtaining medical records on him because something just is not right. Why would any sane person not file their tax returns. It turns out my friend in 1983 applied for disability income and was granted it...

Evidence I am not trying to argue with you, my beef is actually with the state. First off, all my friend did was at some point in time get a license to buy cars at auctions. Whether he bought 1 or 100 cars it really does not matter. What matters is what he sold the cars for and whether he made...

What is the name of your state? California OK, back to helping my friend again. The State of California says my friend owes a sizeable amount of money. My friend did not file his tax returns. So I called the state to find out if they could tell me why my friend owes taxes for this particular...

What is the name of your state? California OK here is the situation. I have a friend who for whatever reason chose not to file his tax returns. I don't know for how long he has not filed, but let's just say for the last 20 years ok. Here is his situation. In 1988, 1989 and 1992 he made some...

Update [Do you or do you not want this huge responsibility?] Yes, I think I have went this far, I might as well go all the way. No one else is going to do it for this guy. He is a really nice guy who made some bad decisions in his life. Maybe it was on purpose, maybe it was because of all the...

Vested interest [Orebell, just what is your vested interest in all this?] Actually it is a little bit complicated. There are these two brothers, one is 75 and the other is 72. The older brother has the POA for the younger brother, who is in a nursing home. The older brother who is handling the...

What is the name of your state? Oregon OK, I have a friend who is 72 years old. In 1990, and maybe actually years before that, he made the decision that he was not going to file any tax returns. True to his word, he has not filed tax returns. In 1990, he sold a home. Because he did not file...

What is the name of your state? Oregon I have a friend (75 years old) and a his brother who is 72 years old. Younger brother is sick and in a nursing home. Older brother has power of attorney. In the POA document, it says that the executor or who ever has the power of attorney can be reimbursed...

What is the name of your state? Oregon Ok Here is the situation. Two brothers, one is sick in a nursing home, the other via power of attorney is taking care of sick brothers financial and other affairs. The healthy brother gets a phone call about 9 months ago from a man who is looking to get in...