Child Tax Credits (and More): What Family Lawyers Need to Know

Agenda / Content Covered

3:00 - 4:30, Heidi F. Muckler

1. Child Tax Credit
2. Earned Income Tax Credit
3. Adoption Tax Credit
4. Head of Household
5. Education Tax Credits and Other Credits and Deductions for Older Dependents
6. Overpayments
7. End of Year Tax Considerations
8. Considerations: Low vs. Higher-Wage Earners, Who’s Paying for What, etc.
9. Standard and Creative Solutions: Splitting the Tax Credits, Alternating Years, etc.
10. Negotiating Custody and Tax Benefits
11. Accounting for Tax Issues in the Final Divorce Settlement

Accreditation Details:

Heidi F. Muckler of HFM Valuation & Consulting Services, Inc. in Cedarhurst, is a certified public accountant, accredited business valuator, certified valuation analyst, and certified fraud examiner. She specializes in business valuations, forensic accounting, fraud investigations, and damage calculations. Ms. Muckler has lectured extensively on valuations for various organizations. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York Society of Certified Public Accountants (member, Domestic Relations Committee, and past chairman of the Matrimonial Subcommittee of the Litigation Support Committee, Nassau Chapter). Ms. Muckler also is a candidate member of the American Society of Appraisers and a past president of the Long Island Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. She earned her B.S. degree in accounting/management from New York University and her M.B.A. degree from Hofstra University.