August 2015 archive

$26 Million Settlement to Hollywood Filmmakers Over Home Video Royalties

The $26 million settlement between Universal City Studios and a class of Hollywood filmmakers has been tentatively approved.  The filmmakers believed they had been underpaid based on miscalculated royalties associated with profits from home-video sales. Unfortunately underpayment of royalties is all too common and many fail to properly manage their agreements.  One critical tool against …

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Appeals Court Provides Tax Benefit to Unmarried Couples with High Mortgage Debt

A federal appeals court has agreed with an unmarried California couple that they should not be treated as married with regard to mortgage interest deductions limits. Bruce Voss and Charles Sophy are co-owners of real property.  Each claimed a home mortgage interest deduction in reliance on Section 163(h)(3) of the Tax Code, which allows for …

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