The IRS Imposter Scam Calls from the IRS can be scary especially if the person on the other end of the line threatens to arrest if you if you do not immediately pay your unpaid taxes. This scam is on the IRS’ “Dirty Dozen” list which is a list of scams involving the IRS. Many of the other scams on the list are aimed at taxpayers who try to cheat the system, whether it’s hiding their money in off-shore tax shelters or falsely inflating refund claims. However, this one is aimed at scamming the taxpayer, not the IRS. According to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA),…
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A Twenty-Year Statute of Limitations for Challenges to Easement Encroachments
Easements in North Carolina just got a little easier to maintain and, if necessary, litigate. The Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled in August 2016 that easement holders have twenty years within which to file a suit for the removal of easement encroachments. This overruled previous case law requiring easement holders to file a suit within six years.[1] There are many different types of easements, but put simply, easements are a right to traverse or otherwise use someone else’s land for a specified purpose. For example, one could have an easement to cross over their neighbor’s land to access a home or a fishing pond.…
