Innocent Spouse Relief

IRS innocent spouse claims have become a popular way to obtain a relief in recent years. Many married taxpayers residing in San Diego choose to file a joint tax return to enjoy certain benefits this filing status allows.

Generally, married taxpayers who file jointly are both liable for the full amount of tax due. These rules change if one of the individuals didn't know, or had no reason to know, that there were certain erroneous items on the return. The IRS may grant those individuals relief from the tax. IRS innocent spouse claims can lead to relief from all of the liabilities associated to the errors.

As a result, the taxes, interest and penalties that are due as a result of the errors are due from the other spouse. Don't forget that you are still responsible for any taxes due that don't qualify for relief. Few people are aware of this pitfall and don't take the necessary steps to prove their innocence to the IRS. Proper audit representation can handle the case for you and free you of this debt.

However, there are general requirement for obtaining a relief. In order to qualify for innocent spouse relief, you must meet the following conditions:

• a joint return understated taxes because of erroneous claims by the requesting party's spouse;
• when the return was signed, the innocent spouse did not know or have reason to know that there was an understatement of tax; and
• all the circumstances considered, it would be unfair to hold the requesting party liable for the understatement of tax.

Once the IRS is made aware of all the facts and circumstances, they realize that it would be unfair to hold the innocent person liable. After all, the spouse had no idea that the joint return did not report the proper income amount. Innocent spouse relief works a majority of the time and San Diego Tax Attorneys will work diligently on your behalf to resolve your IRS problems.

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