so i found out my ex gf has for the past two years filed joint taxes. I have been filing them myself. Will I get in trouble for this? Is there someone I should contact about this. This girl is crazy, she really thought we were married and went as far as filing for divorce to try and get my now wife to leave me.
2007-11-15 11:35:02 · 8 answers · asked by Jerry 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
She told me and was going to give me the papers but then decided not to.
2007-11-15 11:46:54 · update #1
Ok well i got the number for the local IRS office and will be calling them first thing in the morning.
2007-11-15 11:50:34 · update #2
You were with her at one point. She got your SSN. Did you file a joint return with her at one point? That may be a problem for you, if that return was accepted by the IRS. Do you live in a state that has common-law marriage, and did you and your gf represent yourselves as married?
You may have a real problem or not. A confidential consultation with an attorney might be a good idea.
2007-11-16 01:56:00 · answer #1 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How sure are you that this even happened? If you filed a return, and she filed a joint return that had your social security number on it, the IRS should have sent a letter to both of you to ask what's going on - or is that maybe how you found out?
Anyway, if you get/got a letter from the IRS, respond to them with your info on what's going on, and let them sort it out. You won't be in any trouble, although she might.
If you heard this somewhere other than in a letter from the IRS, call them or even better stop in at your local IRS office, tell them what you were told, and let them check into it.
2007-11-15 11:42:53 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay.. A couple of pointers.. Interesting concept which I learned in studying federal income tax.. When two people file a joint return, even though parties may not be married, this document will solidify you are married (unless prohibited by law - i.e. currently married, etc)...
Do not contact the 1-800 IRS number.. They will give you conflicting information... What you should do is contact the IRS's taxpayer advocate group..
This advocate group is staffed with IRS representatives who sole job is to assist taxpayers in grievances against the IRS. Sounds weird, but this group actually works for the taxpayers..
Now, I would be prepared to speak with an IRS inspector or revenue agent (like FBI but within IRS)...
There is a possibility you can get into trouble unless you cooperate fully with them.. You must prove that your signature does not match the ones on your document.. Otherwise, you could be charged with one or a combination of the following:
Tax Fraud, mail fraud, forgery of a governmental document/instrument, plus numerous others.. Now, this is the worst case scenario.. Since you are not truly married, but if the IRS considers you to be married, you can file what is called "innocent spouse relief" protection.. This is a long-shot, but always worth a try..
Your first stop should be the taxpayer advocate...Hope that helps...
2007-11-15 12:50:07 · answer #3 · answered by MBATXguy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
She hasn't been doing that. At least not using your name and SSN. If she had, your returns both would have bounced and the IRS would have asked you to prove your claimed filing status. Your claim that you live alone and are not married would pretty much be taken at face value. She, on the other hand, would have had to prove that she (and you) were married. Seeing as no marriage license exists she can't prove that and she would be required to re-file her return.
Since you are now married, your copy of your marriage license would again prove that you were not married to this nut-job.
Don't sweat it unless the IRS comes calling. That's the type of thing that they would have contacted you about a couple of weeks after you filed so if they haven't contacted you yet it's a virtual certainty that they never will.
2007-11-15 13:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest the following:
1) Get copies of the joint returns from the IRS.
2) Verify that the signatures on the joint returns (which require two signatures, unless one person is deceased) are not yours.
3) Have her arrested for forging your signature on a tax return.
2007-11-15 12:32:59 · answer #5 · answered by StephenWeinstein 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-05 14:12:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, sounds like a real nut. I would contact a tax professional before you are audited. Basically you've filled double taxes and if a larger return was received because of this, there could be a major issue.
2007-11-15 11:43:11 · answer #7 · answered by mav426 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How did you find out? If the situation is really as you describe, then she is the one in trouble. If she's really doing this, then she has your SSN/personal information.
If I were you, I'd check your credit reports and request a "freeze" at all three credit agencies.
2007-11-15 11:44:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋