News | The Law Offices of Craig Zimmerman https://www.craigzlaw.com IRS Tax Relief Services | Debt Relief Tax | Tax Relief Lawyers & Companies Fri, 16 May 2025 18:28:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Damages – What’s My Case Worth? https://www.craigzlaw.com/damages-whats-my-case-worth/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:56:34 +0000 https://www.craigzlaw.com/?p=789 When I was in law school, a professor on the first day of class… talked about the evolution of thinking as a law student.   As a first-year law student, you ask the question, can I sue?  The answer is you can always sue.  It may not be a good idea, but you can always sue.  […]

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]]> Finances and the CoronaVirus (COVID-19) https://www.craigzlaw.com/finances-and-the-coronavirus-covid-19/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:04:39 +0000 https://www.craigzlaw.com/?p=769 Right now, there is a global pandemic gripping the world.   Everyone is being asked to self-quarantine and social distance in order to stop the spread of the CoronaVirus (COVID-19).  Businesses are laying off mass number of employees.  The amount of work shifts employees are working are being reduced. Retail, service and restaurant workers are being […]

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]]> Debt Still Dogs Americans – TheStreet.com https://www.craigzlaw.com/debt-still-dogs-americans-thestreet-com/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 18:04:07 +0000 https://www.craigzlaw.com/?p=591 In new article featuring attorney Craig Zimmerman, TheStreet.com touches on the modern nature of debt, credit, & consumerism. Astoundingly almost 80% of Americans hold some form of debt. That terrible news for the financial backbone of the country right? Read more at : http://www.thestreet.com/story/13262713/1/debt-still-dogs-americans-but-that-may-not-be-a-bad-thing.html

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]]> Filing For Bankruptcy In 2015 – Craig Zimmerman Talks Chapter 7 and More https://www.craigzlaw.com/bankruptcy-attorney-podcast/ Tue, 02 Jun 2015 00:06:05 +0000 https://www.craigzlaw.com/?p=454 Bankruptcy In 2015 From A Lawyer Craig Zimmerman talks about the hardships of bankruptcy and the situations that occur before making the choice to declare Chapter 7. Are you under debt and are waiting for rock bottom? Trouble sleeping, trouble eating, and nervousness all happen when you’re under financial pressure. The biggest problem that Craig Zimmerman […]

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]]> Legal Help For Scams – Craig Zimmerman Talks Fraud https://www.craigzlaw.com/legal-help-for-scams-craig-zimmerman-talks-fraud/ Mon, 01 Jun 2015 23:42:13 +0000 https://www.craigzlaw.com/?p=452 Legal Aid For Scams   Internet and phone scams are everywhere today. What things should you look out for to identify mail, phone, or online scams? Craig Zimmerman, attorney at law, explains some of the common scams on residents of the US and how to protect yourself against them. Internet scams are more prevalent than ever, which […]

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]]> Jack Johnson files for bankruptcy thanks to parents’ loans against contract https://www.craigzlaw.com/jack-johnson-files-for-bankruptcy-thanks-to-parents-loans-against-contract/ Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:00:39 +0000 https://www.craigzlaw.com/?p=388 Who do you trust with your money? Many of us would probably list “parents” near the top of that list. Which is why the tale of Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson is so shocking and deplorable. Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch reported on Thursday that Johnson filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 7, claiming […]

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]]> Nation’s Biggest Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealer Fined $8 Million https://www.craigzlaw.com/nations-biggest-buy-here-pay-here-dealer-fined-8-million/ Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:56:33 +0000 https://www.craigzlaw.com/?p=385 It’s been a bad week for debt collectors who employ questionable tactics. The largest buy-here, pay-here car dealer in the nation must pay an $8 million civil penalty after an investigation by federal authorities found it had repeatedly harassed consumers and furnished incorrect information to credit bureaus. DriveTime Automotive Group offers car purchase agreements that […]

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]]> IRS staff committed tax credit fraud https://www.craigzlaw.com/irs-staff-committed-tax-credit-fraud/ https://www.craigzlaw.com/irs-staff-committed-tax-credit-fraud/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:10:00 +0000 http://www.californiairstaxreliefservices.com/legalhelp/?p=236 More than 100 employees of the Internal Revenue Service cheated the government by fraudulently claiming a first-time homebuyer tax credit included in the 2008 and 2009 economic stimulus packages, according to federal investigators. The Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration, in several reports over the past few years, has identified a total of 128 […]

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]]> https://www.craigzlaw.com/irs-staff-committed-tax-credit-fraud/feed/ 0 Real Estate Losses Become IRS Tax Audit Target https://www.craigzlaw.com/real-estate-losses-become-irs-tax-audit-target/ https://www.craigzlaw.com/real-estate-losses-become-irs-tax-audit-target/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:47:26 +0000 http://www.californiairstaxreliefservices.com/legalhelp/?p=229 The IRS is stepping up property scrutiny as a result of a 2008 Government Accountability Office finding: “At least 53% of individual taxpayers with rental real estate activity for Tax Year 2001 misreported their rental real estate activity, resulting in an estimated $12.4 billion of net misreported income.” That spurred the Treasury Inspector General for […]

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