Innocent Spouse: How Do I Prove It?

Married taxpayers enjoy benefits when filing joint tax returns, but you can still be held responsible for errors in filing, even when you are already divorced. You're both responsible for the taxes and accrued penalties and interest as joint taxpayers, so you have a big IRS problem on your hands.

Luckily, there are certain circumstances where you may be eligible to be released from settling those taxes. Innocent spouse relief may be your best bet if you're eligible. You can better know your rights with the help of our company, and we can help you in resolving your IRS issues and in requesting for innocent spouse relief.

Our firm will give IRS Help to determine your innocent spouse relief status through these criteria, as the same rules don't apply in all fifty states:

• Your joint tax return filed reported an understatement of tax due. The error could've been about income, incorrect deductions, or tax credits.
• It was determined that you were unaware of the understatement of taxes, incorrect deductions, or tax credits at the time you signed the tax return.
• After reviewing the circumstances, the IRS finds it unfair to hold you liable for the understatement of tax.
• Directly or indirectly, you didn't benefit from the understatement of taxes.

It is essential to note that you have to make the request no later than 2 years after the date that the IRS first attempted to collect the tax.

It's the IRS's task to compute the penalties, interest, and amount of tax, not yours. It is your responsibility, though, to accomplish a Request for Innocent Spouse Relief (Form 8857) or a written statement with the information on the form. Our firm can assist you do that.

Be aware that the IRS will tell your spouse that you have requested innocent spouse relief status. Information disclosed by your spouse may affect the outcome of your request.

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Originally posted 2007-12-11 04:13:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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