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 159: Stimulus Attorney at Legal Aid Discussion
Format Shift
Episode 158: Child Tax Credit Discussion
Episode 157: Advance Child Tax Credit Free Tax Prep Days
Episode 156: Effectively Representing, 8th Edition
Episode 155: Updates From the IRS
Episode154: 2848 Withdrawals and FOIAs
Episode 153: Other Work for LITC Practitioners
Episode 152: Transitions - a Talk with Andrew Belter
Episode 151: Transfer to Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Episode 150: Interview With Nina Olson
Episode 149: ABA Virtual 2021 May Tax Meeting
Episode 148: Tax Court Trial
Episode 147: IRS Chief Counsel
Episode 146: Succession Plans
Episode 145: Sharing Divorce Tax Issues
Episode 144: The American Rescue Plan
Episode 143: The LITC Grant
Episode 142: The Changing Tax Season
Episode 141: The Child Tax Credit, Continued
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