Last year I got a tax return jointly, my husband (we are separated for over a year now) always had me sign stuff to deposit it cause he was an over the road truck driver. We weren't getting along but still living together...I can't remember if I signed his name or just deposited it writing "for deposit only." I did not "cash" the check, I deposited into my joint account with him. Did I do anything illegal? He says he will call the IRS and get me in trouble now...can he?
2006-08-16 03:59:27 · 8 answers · asked by Shae 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, why does he want to report anything to the IRS???
Did you spend the money or withdraw it? If so, without a prenup he may be entitled to at least half of it dpending on divorce prceedings! That is if you are getting divorced of course!
Alternately, call the bank and ask for a copy of the front and back of the check (if the account is still open they should be able to do this. if it is not they probably still can do it but it depends upon that particular bank). They may charge you for it, but the fee may be worth it. Now, depending on how much the check was, it just may be worth offering that money back to him instead of him being a stickler and filing charges of forgery against you! Granted we may not know how far he gets with the charges if indeed he gets anywhere at all to begin with. But something to think about.
I'll put this page on my favorites, if you add comments with those answers to my above questions I will try to answer back to you! Good Luck!
2006-08-16 04:44:05 · answer #1 · answered by poojally 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot deposit a "joint tax return". You probably mean tax refund. If you filed a jont tax return and got a tax refund you can deposit it into your joint bank account even without his signature. Depending on how your joint account was set up, your may need or not need your spouse signature to withdraw money from the account. Must both of you sign to make withdrawal from the account? If not, then you do not have any problem at all.
2006-08-16 11:36:44 · answer #2 · answered by cherox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the one above says, if you wrote "For Deposit Only" on the back of the check, you did nothing wrong. However, if you signed his name, that is forgery. If you've gotten to the point where he's making threats of this nature, get yourself a shark for a lawyer - and do so before he does. Protect your own interests.
Do you still have the funds? Maybe he's simply upset that the funds were spent?
2006-08-16 11:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by sassybree1979 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is against the law to sign a tax form for a spouse or anyone else unless you have it in writing from the person your signing for giving you permission to do so.
2006-08-16 11:11:42 · answer #4 · answered by sir_fart_out_loud_2004 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you sign his name, it is fraud. If you just deposited it without forging his sig, it is likely you wil not get in trouble with the IRS. But it could come up in the divorce settlement that you owe him half of that money.
2006-08-16 11:05:52 · answer #5 · answered by Olive Green Eyes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, I think you need both inidividual signatures. I sign my husband's name a lot. But I think if he wanted to be a jerk about it he could [and it sounds like he is]. Mind your legal p's and q's if your relationship is not good. Best of luck!
2006-08-16 11:06:36 · answer #6 · answered by Char 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you did the "for deposit only" no if you endorsed the back of the check with both his name and yours yes because that is forgery
2006-08-16 11:05:39 · answer #7 · answered by Ashermunin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can not sign anyones name but your own!
2006-08-16 11:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by QT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋