Innocent Spouse tax problem
Estranged spouse did not pay taxes. I was not a wage earner. I signed taxes after they were prepared by his CPA assuming he was paying . He owes taxes from 1984. I left him in 1992. IRS kept my refund this year, and have sent me the bills for approx. $80,000.00. They have a lein on the house, which is in hios nme only. I don't know what to do, Is there any help? I started working 4 years ago and I don't make enough to pay his bills. He refinanced the house and told me the IRS was paid off. HELP!
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Innocent Spouse
There is some formal relief for "innocent spouses",however, it is difficult to be absolved from a tax liability under that theory.Your best course may be to informally convince the IRS to discontinue collection efforts against you and proceed against your former spouse.
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Innocent Spouse
See a good tax advisor, like a good accountant. You may qualify as an "innocent spouse." This kind of thing happens all the time, as you might imagine, so there are tax laws to solve the problem.
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