2007-04-15 04:24:45 · 3 answers · asked by Carlos G 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Other - Taxes
Filing a tax return is pretty much on the honor system. Audits are not. If you file incorrectly and you are questioned, you will be subject to fines, penalty and interest. You also are subject to criminal prosecution if the IRS wishes to do so. In most cases they are happy with the extra money they will get out of anyone that files a fraudulent return.
A women is not required to change her name to file a joint return with a man to whom she has legally married.
2007-04-15 04:34:45 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They don't know. If you lie on your return, you're committing tax fraud, but might or might not get caught. If anything causes your return to be questioned, then that might come up - and some returns are just questioned randomly, there doesn't even have to be something that looks wrong to get audited.
If you get caught you can be subject to severe penalties for deliberately filing a false tax return. So it comes down to the famous Clint Eastwood line "So tell me, do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?".
2007-04-15 11:41:51 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The names do not matter. They only look at the Social security numbers and the check-mark to select married filing joint.
If you both file separate returns, it automatically means that you are not married even if you are.
2007-04-15 14:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by emulwa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋