


Michele Weiss to present Beverly Hills Bar Association Program on: Managing Tax and Bankruptcy Issues in Your COVID-19 Divorce: Avoid Traps for the Unwary
Michele will present this Beverly Hills Bar Association webinar on July 22, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. The program is co-sponsored by the Beverly Hill Bar Association taxation, bankruptcy and family law sections.

Michele Weiss to Speak on the Impact of COVID-19 on Tax Law
Michele Weiss, senior counsel at Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin will present a program at the June 12, 2020, meeting of the Provisors’ Lawyers and Legal Affinity Group meeting. The program is entitled: The Impact of COVID-19 on Tax Law: Relief, Planning Opportunities and Traps For the Unwary.

Beware the Ides of July 2020
On July 15, 2020, taxpayers will be faced with the trifecta of the due dates for their federal tax reporting and payment obligations for 2019 and the first and second quarters of 2020. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the IRS provided tax relief in the form of an extension of federal tax filing and payment obligations.

Skipping FTB Installment Payments
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the California Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) has followed the IRS’ lead and given taxpayers penalty-free extensions to July 15, 2020 to file and pay their California tax obligations for 2019 and for the first two quarters of 2020.