I went to the federal building and was told I could not file my taxes even seperatly with out having his information and that since we live in comunity property state I would be liable for his taxes as well as my own even thought he earns three times what I earn.
2007-01-01 18:06:50 · 4 answers · asked by stuck 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
As a married person, you can file as:
"married-joint"
(you need your spouse information, everything, including his/her income and deductions)
"married-seperate" (all you need is his name and social, and you're likely to get hosed on your tax refund)
"head of household" (no information required, filing as an abandoned spouse)
It's actually illegal for a married person to file as HOH, it's fraudulent. But the claim is warranted if you qualify as an "abandoned spouse". In this case, the IRS will review your case, and if you qualify, you become responsible for your own taxes and he's responsible for his.
Qualifications:
1) You have to qualify as "head of household", meaning you have a qualifying relative that you support.
2) You have to provide more than half of the cost of maintaining the home that you and your "relative" live in. You don't have to claim the exemption, you just have to provide more than 50% of the total support.
3) Relative must have lived with you in the home for more than half the year.
4) The spouse that abandoned you must have been away at least for the last 6 months of the tax year.
If you think you qualify, FILE YOUR TAXES FIRST! As long as you file in good faith and everything you claim is accurate, the IRS treats tiebreakers often as first-come, first-served. If you both can claim the child, if you both can claim the interest on the house, etc., whoever gets in first gets the deduction, and whoever gets in last has the burden of challenging you. As long as you've done yours right, you shouldn't have a problem.
2007-01-01 19:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can't you get your hands on his SSN? A pay check, insurance policy, bank account application, back tax return, old W2, old 1099? Will the HR department at his work give it to you?
If you think your spouse is in tax trouble and you are not responsible, get some professional tax help soon.
2007-01-02 05:19:31 · answer #2 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you got bad information to me. You better talk to a tax professional. You are not responsible for his tax. They lied.
2007-01-02 05:50:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're legally married....that's correct...but if you are legally divorced you were fed some wrong info. As for the liability of a spouse...there is relief.
http://www.fairmark.com/spousal/
2007-01-02 02:17:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋