by James Wade | Sep 27, 2022 | Divorce, Income Taxes, IRS, Marriage, Tax Controversies
Innocent Spouse Relief – What Is It? What is Innocent Spouse Relief? Before getting into what innocent spouse relief is, let’s start with the problem innocent spouse relief is supposed to solve. When a married files a joint return, both are agreeing to be jointly...
by James Wade | Mar 18, 2021 | Divorce, Income Taxes, IRS, Marriage, Tax Credits, Tax Deductions, Taxpayers
Married Filing Separately- Here’s What You Need to Know Marriage can bring about the merging of responsibilities for a couple including combining accounts and assets. However, couples may find that some “separation” might be the best bet for them. This can be true in...
by James Wade | Feb 5, 2021 | Divorce, Income Taxes, Innocent Spouse Relief, IRS, IRS Back Taxes, Taxpayers, Uncategorized
Innocent Spouse Relief- The Program This month, we will close our discussion on innocent spouse relief. In my first post on the subject, I gave a broad outline and talked about how to sever the joint tax liability between you and your spouse. In the last post, I...
by James Wade | Nov 22, 2020 | Divorce, Income Taxes, Innocent Spouse Relief, IRS
Innocent Spouse Relief – What is Required? In my previous post, I discussed innocent spouse relief in broad outlines. In this post, I explain what are the foundational requirements. Innocent spouse relief is not granted merely for convenience or a matter of...
by James Wade | Nov 6, 2019 | Divorce, Income Taxes, IRS, Tax Controversies
Tax Returns and Divorce Taxes are one of life’s inevitables. You cannot avoid it even while getting a divorce. In this blog post, I lay out three things to understand when dealing with tax returns in divorce. Why you need to get advice before filing a return...
by James Wade | Nov 4, 2019 | Divorce, Income Taxes, Taxpayers
Hidden Tax Traps in Divorce Your Attorney Won’t Tell You About Look. Your attorney is doing the best job he or she can. Family law is what they do day in and day out. He or she is just not a tax expert and may not know about all the tax traps in divorce. If I...
