http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php Isenhour Bleck - Breaking News en-us Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:37:08 -0700 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:37:08 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Effective January 1, 2012, the home equity limit for single persons applying for Medicaid long-term care coverage increased from $506,000 to $525,000.

http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php?entry_id=1333733328&title=home-equity-limit-increased-for-2012 General http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php?entry_id=1333733328&title=home-equity-limit-increased-for-2012 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:25:00 -0700 Under an emergency rule effective April 1, 2012, the monthly "income cap” for the COPES program was increased from $2,094 to not less than $6,234. At the same time, the programs that previously served persons with incomes above the COPES income cap, the Medically Needy In-home Waiver and the Medically Needy Residential Waiver were repealed. The resource eligibility rules that previously applied when one member of a married couple sought COPES coverage apply to those ...

http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php?entry_id=1333733077&title=copes-expanded-mniw-and-mnrw-repealed Medicaid News http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php?entry_id=1333733077&title=copes-expanded-mniw-and-mnrw-repealed Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:18:00 -0700 Beginning with income tax returns due April 15, 2011, Registered Domestic Partners (RDP’s) in community property states like Washington must report one-half of all community income on each of their returns. For the returns due this upcoming April 15, e-filing is not permitted for RDP’s and most tax software programs will not produce correct returns.  Paper returns of each RDP must include the following at the top of the ...

http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php?entry_id=1300407418&title=new-requirements-for-2010-income-tax-returns-by-registered-domestic-partners General http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php?entry_id=1300407418&title=new-requirements-for-2010-income-tax-returns-by-registered-domestic-partners Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:15:00 -0700 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law significant changes to the federal estate, gift and generation skipping ...

http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php?entry_id=1299200078&title=higher-federal-estate-and-gift-tax-exemptions-for-2010-2012 General http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php?entry_id=1299200078&title=higher-federal-estate-and-gift-tax-exemptions-for-2010-2012 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:50:00 -0800 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Federal tax refunds received after December 31, 2009 are to be disregarded as income or an asset for one year from the date of ...

http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php?entry_id=1299200221&title=tax-refunds-disregarded-for-federal-benefit-programs Medicaid News http://www.isenbleck.com/breaking-news.php?entry_id=1299200221&title=tax-refunds-disregarded-for-federal-benefit-programs Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:55:00 -0800