Worst-Case Scenarios with Taxes and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB)

This event originally aired on December 5th, 2022

A presentation about tax and unemployment insurance benefit debt situations.

About the Program
In this webinar, representatives from Legal Aid Society of San Diego’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB) depts. will explain details about:

• Worst-case scenarios w/ tax debts

• Meaningful tax penalties discussion

• Worst-case scenarios w/ UIB debts, based on appeal results, and EDD fraud prevention measures

• Tips to avoid these tax/UIB issues in the future

• Services provided at our LITC and UIB departments

About the Speakers

Shahin Rahimi is the Supervising Attorney of the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB) team at Legal Aid Society of San Diego. Prior to working at Legal Aid, he practiced securities litigation. He received his JD from California Western School of Law in 2002 and a BA in Political Science from UC San Diego.

Travis Deane is an Attorney for the LITC and UIB team at Legal Aid Society of San Diego. Prior to working at Legal Aid, he practiced bankruptcy and tax law issues, focusing on payment agreements, and helping people achieve financial freedom. He received his JD from Florida State University College of Law in 2014 and a BA in Political Science from University of South Florida.

Wendy Romero is the Case Advocate for the LITC and UIB team at Legal Aid Society of San Diego. She holds a Master of International Affairs from UC San Diego, and a BA in Economics and Political Science from SDSU.

Amy Yu is a UIB Staff Attorney and Guest Speaker from the Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles (NLSLA).

MCLE: None

Link to presentation slides : https://sandiegolawlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Worst-case-scenarios-with-Tax-and-UIB-final-Dec-5-2022.pdf


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The information offered in this short video has been provided as a public service and is intended to provide basic information. This is not legal advice and is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship. The views expressed in this video belong to the speaker and are not a representation of the San Diego Law Library.