IRS taxes owed by spouse
If my common law spouse and I get married in MO, would I be responsible for his IRS debt he incurred with his exwife. He just gets social security and the IRS takes $200.00 out of it now
Asked on 8/03/07, 9:58 am
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Justin Hein
Roni Lynn Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation
Re: IRS taxes owed by spouse
No. The liability would be solely that of your spouse.
Now, if you file a joint tax return with IRS-owing (future) spouse, and have a refund due, the IRS will retain the whole refund. The IRS will apply it to your spouse's back tax liability and will continue to do so until it is paid in full.
Similarly, if you and your (future) spouse jointly own property, the IRS could file a federal tax lien on that property in order to protect the debt owed to it by your future spouse.
Answered on 8/07/07, 12:18 pm
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