Innocent Spouse Tax Relief Not Always Applicable, But a Possibility for Some Facing Tax Charges

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 you find yourself in a tax problem with your spouse, and feel that you qualify for Innocent Spouse Tax Relief, you will need a tax professional to help you through the process.  Tax Resolution Services has a team of qualified tax experts and tax attorneys that can help you find tax relief.  Then there are other cases where spouses are aiding each other in tax evasion and they always wind up in prison and with a hefty fine, like the story below!

Lili A. Brown, 46, of Beaverton, Ore., was sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasion. She is required to pay $130,871 in restitution to the IRS. Brown allowed her husband, Johnny Brown, to file tax returns for her that helped him by acting as a nominee owner of various assets in order to avoid tax liability. The Browns together operated a Kirby vacuum distributorship.

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