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May 20, 2015 By Tax Attorney

Innocent Spouse Tax Relief

Innocent Spouse Tax Relief

Innocent Spouse’ Tax Relief in Same-Sex Married Couples

from the New York Law Journal
April 24, 2015

When the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conducts audits of joint tax returns, whether for same-sex couples or traditional heterosexual couples, the starting assumption of the government is that both taxpayers are jointly and severally liable for any tax or penalty assessed. That means that both of the taxpayers will be held accountable without regard to whose income was understated or whose expenses were overstated. This is true without regard to the original reason for the audit (audits are usually computer-generated based on closely guarded IRS algorithms, but can also come from confidential “whistleblowers”).

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