After a brief update on coronavirus effects on the tax world, this episode brings a discussion of family-related tax issues. To start, the filing status chosen has different effects on the tax return. Specifically, when a married couple files a joint tax return, there could be further issues. That leads to the difference between injured spouse relief and innocent spouse relief.
Injured spouse relief applies when one spouse’s refund will be applied to the other spouse’s government debt.
Innocent spouse relief applies to married couples with tax debt when one spouse dies, there is a legal separation/divorce, or the spouses have been separated for 12 months. The requesting spouse cannot amend a joint tax return so must file for innocent spouse relief to get the debt divided or if the debt is all connected to the other spouse’s income. The form requires details about the marriage including education levels, involvement with filing the taxes, and whether there was domestic violence. Since there is so much to innocent spouse relief, I will be doing a follow-up episode.
Episode 199 - Interview with Howard University School of Law Professor Alice M. Thomas
Episode 198 - Interview with Temple Law Student Randy Goldson
Episode 197 - Interview with Temple Law Student Hyo Jin Lee
Episode 196 - Interview with Mary Ann David, Senior Attorney at Legal Services of Greater Miami
Episode 195 - Interview with Shahin Rahimi, Senior Attorney at Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Episode 194 - Interview with Cal Poly Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Director and Professor Lisa Sperow
Episode 193 - Interview with Syracuse Law Professor Robert G. Nassau
Episode 192 - Giving Thanks
Episode 191 - One Year of the Inflation Reduction Act
Episode 190 - Running the Temple Law Low Income Taxpayer Clinic!
Episode 189 - How to Challenge Worker Misclassification
Episode 188 - Review of ABA Tax Section May 2023 Meeting and Interviews with Leslie Book and Mandi Matlock
Episode 187 - Reflections on the 2023 Tax Filing Season
Episode 186 - Interview with Professor Keith Fogg
Episode 185 - Interview with Former National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson abd ABA Christine A. Brunswick Fellow Anna Gooch
Episode 184 - Interview with National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins
Farewell - IRS Office of Chief Counsel
Episode 182: The Broader Discussion of IRS Funding
Episode 181: KC Current Events and IRS Funding
Episode180: Workload Balancing
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