A previous employer exposed me to IRS trust fund recovery proceeding for unpaid payroll taxes. I eventually prevailed and was found not responsible by the IRS. It cost me a bundle of attorney fees. Are there any avenues for tax treatment?
The employer promised to cover my legal expenses. and did so while I was still employed. Then I left employment, and the company was also insolvent wihich led to bankruptcy filing. So they never reimbursed me.
So, it is both un-reimbursed employment expense and/or bad debt.
I think I'm wishing this was in 2017. Actually, the process started in 2017, but the legal fees were paid by me in 2018 as the case proceeded.
The employer promised to cover my legal expenses. and did so while I was still employed. Then I left employment, and the company was also insolvent wihich led to bankruptcy filing. So they never reimbursed me.
So, it is both un-reimbursed employment expense and/or bad debt.
I think I'm wishing this was in 2017. Actually, the process started in 2017, but the legal fees were paid by me in 2018 as the case proceeded.