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Ashley Madison clients might need some divorce tax tips

July 20, 2015

It seems that the "SSL Secure Site" notation on AshleyMadison.com was as dependable as the promise of its clients' wedding rings.

AshleyMadison-dot-com screen shot

Which is to say, not very.

That's right. The cyber security and privacy of the adultery website has been violated.

Hey, no judging here. But I do want to offer the philandering members of the website, which advertises using the slogan "Life is short. Have an affair.", some divorce related tax tips.

Just in case the cyber infiltrators follow through on their threat to make public the info on the 37 million marital cheaters.

UPDATE: The wait is over. On Aug. 18, the hackers finally posted the stolen Ashley Madison data. The information includes millions of names, addresses and phone numbers submitted by users of the site. One analysis of emails found that around 15,000 are official U.S. military or government addresses.

And just in case your spouse might not take too kindly to your participation.

Brian Krebs, whose Krebs on Security blog first reported the breach, said the hackers claim to have completely compromised Ashley Madison's user databases, financial records and other proprietary information.

If that data is released and your marriage subsequently turns shaky, you might want to check out my earlier blog posts on divorce and taxes. Here are a few to get you started:

There's also my piece on Dealing with Divorce Dollars + Cents that I wrote for Austin Woman's Worth column. And check out the chapter on divorce and taxes in my book "The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes."  

Then call a good divorce attorney.

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It’s over! With October’s extended filing deadline behind us, it is now time to focus on year-end moves to reduce your 2026 tax bill. 

You’ll find ways to do just that on the Tax Tips page (see the More Tax Posts drop-down menu at the top of the blog), as well as the separate tax tip pages for each month, notably October through December. If you’re on the Tax Tips page, you’ll find a monthly list at the end of this column. If you’re on another blog page, you can head straight to the October tips; at the bottom of that tips page you’ll find links to all the other 11 months’ collections of tax advice.

Not to spoil what you’ll find in that tax advice, but it does cover such things as tax deductions for charitable donations, investment moves that could reduce tax due, and ways to max out your tax-favored retirement savings. 

Finally, as the year winds down, things get hectic. There are lots of other things to occupy our time, like the much more fun upcoming holidays. But don’t lose sight of taxes, since timing is key. To be of use, most tax moves must be made by the end of the tax year. That’s Thursday, Dec. 31, which also is the last business day of the year. 

So that you don’t miss that final tax year deadline, also keep an eye on the countdown clock below. It will keep you on top of just how much time is left to make important, tax-saving moves. (Note: I’m in the Central Time Zone, so adjust accordingly for where you live.)

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