What is more stressful than owing the IRS back taxes? How about owing the IRS back taxes that your spouse or ex-spouse incurred without your knowledge? In the U.S., if your spouse owes the IRS money, it automatically means you share the burden and liability to pay it back. Fun, right?
So how do you exonerate your IRS liabilities when you had nothing to do with the back taxes that your
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In recent tax relief news, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the IRS can continue to apply the two-year deadline for taxpayers looking to file for “innocent spouse” relief. Basically, this treasury ruling upholds that taxpayers claiming innocent spouse tax relief must make their claims within 2 years of the IRS’s commencement of collection action.
What is meant by an “innocent spouse”?
Answer: When you and your spouse file a joint
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How does that old saying go? If you can’t beat them, join them.  This message is for all the people who think they can beat the IRS by cheating on their taxes, filing fraudulent tax returns or hiding their income.  If I have to spell it out for you, I will.  The bottom line is, you can’t beat the IRS.  So you might as well join the masses of US citizens
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I see tax cases every day where a person has evaded taxes, hidden assets, failed to file a tax return and more.  What happens to their spouse (or ex-spouse) if they had nothing to do with the bad tax decisions of their partner?  These situations occur and the IRS has set up a provision for people in this situation, provided that they qualify.  It is known as Innocent Spouse Relief (or
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The IRS  Offer in Compromise (OIC) program is designed for struggling taxpayers who, for whatever reason, are absolutely incapable of paying off their tax debt in full. It can be a powerful tool in helping you permanently eliminate your tax debt. If you owe back taxes to the IRS and you are unable to pay the debt in full, you may be eligible for tax relief through the offer in
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Michael Rozbruch, Certified Tax Resolution Specialist (CTRS) and a member of the American Society of IRS Problem Solvers, has a special message for you:
Whether you’d like to avoid the IRS, contact the IRS, settle with the IRS or just want to refer a friend, relative or client, I’d love to hear from you. I would be happy to provide you or that special person you refer a no-obligation confidential tax
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The IRS offers Innnocent Spouse Tax Relief for people who find themselves in tax trouble due to the actions of their spouse or ex-spouse.   The IRS has set Innocent Spouse Guidelines to determine if a spouse will be held jointly responsible for the tax crime.  If you find yourself in an unpleasant tax situation where you believe that you may qualify for the IRS Innocent Spouse Tax Relief, do the following:  review
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We all know that accepting bribes is not acceptable.  Call it what you may, “gifts and gratuities”, but we all know that a person with a governing position, like a mayor, who accepts gifts and gratuities is basically accepting a bribe.  When the bribe happens to be cash, or something of great cash value, it is still taxable.  But because it is a bribe, the mayor decides to evade taxes
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This is a story I wanted to share with you because the guy featured in this video, Gib, discovered that he was going to owe the IRS more than 35,000 dollars in back taxes, interest, and penalties.  To hear how Gib was finally able to sleep at night because of a provision in the tax code called Innocent Spouse, watch the video from TRS Files now!
Gib was truly innocent of
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Celebrities, just like average taxpayers, can run into serious IRS problems. You have an edge over the high-profile celebrity tax cheats in that you can learn how to avoid IRS tax problems from the worst celebrity tax evasion cases.
Recently Access Hollywood compiled a list of celebrity tax cheaters who found themselves in deep IRS trouble with Uncle Sam. With thousands of fans and loyal followers, ending up on the
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When tax problems arise in a family, it could end the marriage.  Sometimes, the spouse is truly innocent of their partner’s tax problems and the IRS realizes that this may be the case.  There is such a thing as Innocent Spouse Tax Relief and the IRS has a series of questions and Innocent Spouse Tax Relief Rules to extricate the innocent person from being responsible for the tax problem.   If
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The IRS can be difficult to understand–they have a whole set of terminology that is not used in any other realm except the one concerning taxes. So on top of understanding your legal tax obligations, it’s also important to know what key tax terms mean. Resolving your IRS problems can be frustrating and complicated, but getting the tax help you need doesn’t have to be.
This combination of deciphering the IRS
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Tax evasion is tempting – especially when you are a business owner and the money is flowing in.  Who doesn’t want to live a luxurious lifestyle by evading taxes and pocketing the extra money, like the story below of this man from Rhode Island.  But what about his spouse?  Is she an innocent spouse eligible for tax relief?�
A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty to tax evasion and bankruptcy fraud after admitting he
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In my industry, I see many cases where taxpayers could avoid or reduce IRS penalties if they provide sufficient documentations that substantiate their business deductions.
Upon IRS request, you must have sufficient documentation to prove the legitimacy of your tax deductions in order to avoid tax evasion charges. If however, you are unaware of illegal deductions that your spouse made on your joint tax return, you are eligible to file for
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Nobody wants to be in trouble with the IRS for someone else’ mistake.  If your spouse is in trouble with the IRS, his/her penalties will be transferred to you in a marriage. If you can prove to the IRS with reasonable evidence that you were unaware of the fraudulent activities of your spouse, you will qualify for Innocent Spouse relief.
Filing and getting approved for Innocent Spouse relief is crucial to
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