My ex husband has not filed taxes in the last 4 yrs,claiming he won't so as not to have to pay me back child support, is this legal even if he dosn't make enough to owe anything to the GVNT?
2007-03-20 12:59:33 · 5 answers · asked by jo 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
What he is doing is not legal. I would suggest you start with the family court, tell the judge what he has said. Child support enforcement can garnish his wages.
Also contact the IRS. If he made over a certain amount ($1800 I think) he has to file. If he is working under the table for cash, there is little anyone can do. However owing over $5000 in back child support is illegal (a felony) and the judge can hold him in contempt and put his butt in jail.
You can file a motion for contempt with your local family court. The judge will take care of it from there. Might be a good idea also to seek a legal aid attorney or pay for one if you can afford it.
2007-03-20 13:08:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to go to the owner of the Jackson Hewitt franchise and let them know of the preparer who did this: they need to know if your accusation is True. First you conspired to commit fraud with your "friend", and now you are including the preparer as part of this conspiracy. I hope you are not accusing her falsely, because that is a big deal. You had to answer a lot more questions than your relationship, you had to answer if you provided a home for those children over half the year, you had to give that preparer the social security numbers, and at the end of it all, you had to sign under the penalty, that the tax return was true and all of the information is true. It sounds like you got caught making a lot of money off of tax payers and now you are trying to blame everyone but yourself...... Jackson Hewitt, H & R Block and every other tax business is going to have good and bad preparers. You don't have to get an attorney, you can do a Offer of Compromise and possibly get a reduction of that amount...ask the agent you speak to when you call them regarding your notice. Your 'friend' if she was on welfare, can be sanctioned from Food Stamps, Public Aide and Housing for up to 10 years for this type of fraud.
2016-03-29 09:35:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is legal not to file your income tax with the federal government if you don't owe anything. You only have to file them if you have to pay.
But you have to make a pretty small amount of money in order to not owe taxes, so you should ask him if he would at least let a common friend look over his papers to make sure he's legit. If he won't agree to this, he is probably hiding something, and I would take him to civil court.
2007-03-20 13:17:51 · answer #3 · answered by tertiahibernica 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you make over a certain amount you HAVE to file. I think it's $5,000.00. I'd report him!
2007-03-20 13:14:38 · answer #4 · answered by robee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If his income from wages is less than $8,450 he is not required to file.
2007-03-20 13:16:55 · answer #5 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋