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 42: Recent IRS Events in Missouri
Episode 41: The Taxpayer First Act Revisited
Episode 40: Tax Notices and Other Issues
Episode 39: Collection Due Process
Episode 38: The LITC Grant Report
Episode 37: Kansas Practitioner Liaison Meeting
Episode 36: A Tribute to Nina Olson
Episode 35: Interview with Andrew Belter (Part 2 of 2)
Episode 34: An Interview with Andrew Belter (Part 1 of 2)
Episode 33: The National Taxpayer Advocate's Annual Report to Congress
Episode 32: The Government Shutdown and the IRS Brain Drain
Episode 31: The Government Shutdown’s Effect on Tax Court Deadlines
Episode 30: State Income Tax and Shutdown Updates
Episode 29: More Tax News During the Government Shutdown
Episode 28: The Government Shutdown and the Tax Season
Episode 27: The Government Shutdown and the IRS
Episode 26: End of Year Tax Thoughts
Episode 25: LITC Success Stories
Episode 24: LITC Conference Followup
Episode 23: Omeed Firouzi Interview
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