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Innocent Spouse Relief FAQ

June 27, 2017
Seek Comprehensive Spouse Relief

Actions The IRS Can Take If You Don’t Seek Innocent Spouse Relief?

What Actions Can the IRS Take If I Don’t Seek Comprehensive Spouse Relief or other Tax Relief? If the IRS decides to take enforcement or collection […]
June 27, 2017
Innocent Spouse Relief Scenarios

When Can a Taxpayer Qualify for Innocent Spouse Relief?

For a taxpayer to be innocent spouse relief qualified, he or she must first satisfy several threshold requirements for all forms of spousal relief. These initial […]
June 27, 2017
Innocent Spouse Relief Scenarios

Can I Engage in Tax Planning to Avoid Common Innocent Spouse Relief Scenarios?

Taxpayers may be concerned about facing innocent spouse relief scenarios where one spouse’s mistakes, irresponsible financial habits, or risks end up creating a large, potentially unmanageable […]
March 25, 2014

Signed joint return that was wrong. Can I be granted relief

Many marriages include arrangements where one partner will handle the financial affairs of both of the spouses. In a situation similar to that, it can be […]
March 25, 2014

My spouse or ex-spouse lied on tax return

Suspecting that your spouse was not truthful on your taxes can add even more worry to a process that can be terrifying. It only seems natural […]
March 25, 2014

I was forced to sign my erroneous return

A requirement for all three types of innocent spouse relief is that the taxpayer requesting relief did not know or did not have reason to know […]