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Divorce-Related Tax Issues: An Attorney's Guide for Avoiding Surprise Liabilities and Costly Mistakes
Navigating the Ten Most Important Tax Issues in Divorce and Property Division
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Description
Divorces always have tax consequences, both during the divorce itself and afterward. The key is to know what they are and to manage them properly, which can be difficult when the parties are on an emotional rollercoaster.
By arming themselves with an understanding of key divorce-related tax issues, divorce attorneys can provide invaluable guidance to clients during one of the most difficult periods of their lives.
Tax-related issues can arise in connection with alimony, property division, the allocation of exemptions for dependents, the deductibility of attorney's fees, innocent spouse issues, and many other matters. Some mistakes are more easily dealt with and less costly than others.
Listen as our expert panel guides attorneys through issues that must be addressed in every case, whether simple or complex, and provides strategies for successfully navigating the tax issues in divorce and property division.
Presented By

Mr. Gottlieb heads MSG’s Business Valuation, Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support Practice based in New York City, focusing on financial matters within litigation. His extensive credentials highlight expertise in shareholder disputes, business dissolutions, economic damage assessments, post-merger conflicts, complex matrimonial cases, and forensic accounting, including fraud examinations. Within financial investigations, Mr. Gottlieb oversees appraisals of closely held businesses, uncovering asset misappropriations, investigating financial misstatements, and analyzing corporate financial records, involving meticulous scrutiny of documents, bank statements, and record reconstruction. His commitment to professional standards involves evaluating financial statements against Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), often in litigations concerning fraud, contractual breaches, and various financial claims.

Mr. Gottlieb is an attorney, certified public accountant, and has earned a master’s degree in forensic accounting. He has represented private equity firms, public companies, and their portfolio companies in cases involving failed mergers, fraud, contractual disputes, including cases in the Delaware Chancery Court. Prior to joining MSG, Mr. Gottlieb worked as a corporate governance & litigation associate at Brown Rudnick LLP , Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP. He was as a health law and policy fellow at Brooklyn Law School and as a judicial intern for the Honorable James d'Auguste of the New York State Supreme Court, Civil Division.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Live Online
On Demand
Date + Time
- event
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
Outline
- Taxability of assets distributed incident to divorce
- Tax deductibility of professional fees
- Alimony and child support
- Sale of personal residence
- Filing status
- Exemptions
- Deductibility of mortgage interest and real estate taxes
- IRAs and retirement plans
- Stock options and deferred compensation plans
- Innocent spouse rules
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- When should a specialized tax professional be engaged?
- When can prior tax or financial professionals continue to work on the case?
- What are the tax consequences of liquidating IRAs?
- Can tax mistakes be corrected after the divorce?
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