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It is never good to have issues with the IRS. What can be even worse is the worry about bringing your spouse into your tax issues. When you owe money to the IRS for back taxes, it is crucial that you do all you can to help keep your spouse out of any tax mistakes you have made. The following are some steps you can take to ensure your spouse's finances are protected from the IRS:
File Separate Tax Returns
When you file your taxes each year and you are married, you likely tend to file as married-filing-jointly. To help keep your spouse out of your tax issues, you should opt to file separately. This is referred to as "married filing separately." Any taxes you owe will only be yours and not connected to your spouse. Your signature will be the only one on the form and the form will only contain your financial information.
When you file separately, your spouse's finances will not be disclosed to the IRS in a way that connects with your own finances. Any IRS collections efforts will only be directed toward you. In addition to this, the IRS cannot seize any tax refund owed to your spouse but can only seize yours to help pay off your tax debt.
Separate Your Finances
When the IRS is attempting to collect your tax debt, one thing they will do is request copies of your financial documents. This means you will have to supply copies of your bank statements. The IRS checks your finances to verify your income and determine what you are spending your money on. The best way to keep your spouse out of your IRS dilemma is to have different bank accounts with only your name on each. If both of your names are on the account and the IRS decides to garnish your bank for tax debt payments, your spouse's money is at risk for seizure. When you keep your money separate, only your money is at risk. Your spouse's money will be safe.
Keep Bills Separate
In addition to having separate bank accounts, you also should find a way to separate your bill payments. You can pay some or all of the utilities, the clothing or food for your household, or decide to split everything. The IRS uses a chart to determine the basic living expenses for a household to determine how much you should be paying toward your debt while still being able to maintain a reasonable amount of money to live on.
Contact a local law firm, such as IRS Trouble Solvers, LLC, to learn more.
Share11 January 2023
