Lesson From The Tax Court: State Law Label Did Not Control Federal Tax Consequences

(TaxProf Blog) - Some things never change...Other things constantly change: tax law, for example! While divorce is primarily a matter of state law, good family lawyers need to keep an eye out for the tax consequences of divorce. They need the tax lesson we learn today. Despite recent changes in taxation of certain divorce payments, it's a lesson that never gets old: state law cannot trump federal tax law.

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