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- Real Estate
- Commercial law
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- Bankruptcy
- Landlord/tenant
- Family law
- Criminal law
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81 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT
(West Hartford Center)
(860) 561-4961191 Albany Turnpike
Collinsville, CT
(Rte 44, near the Shoppes at Canton)
(860) 693-1201
Cohen, Burns, Hard & Paul is a general practice firm concentrating in real estate and commercial law, personal injury, litigation, bankruptcy, landlord/tenant, family law and criminal law.
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A Homeowner History Lesson
Contributed by Eric Hard and Suzanne Hard
Let's go back in time. Way back to May of 1997. Prior to that time, homeowners looking to sell their primary residence had to pay capital gains taxes to the federal government on any gain realized on the sale. To avoid the tax liability, the seller had to roll the gain over into the purchase of another home. As an alternative, Americans aged 55 or older had available to them a once-in-a-lifetime capital gains tax exemption in the amount of $125,000. Read more...