As a general rule, when a married couple files a joint tax return, they are jointly and severally liable for the entire tax. But what happens if one spouse failed to report income and the other spouse did not know or have...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of June 6th, 2022, through June 10th, 2022 Musselwhite v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2022-57 | June 8, 2022 | Ashford, J.| Dkt. No. 14380-16 Spencer v Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2022-8 | June 7, 2022 |...more
A taxpayer may request innocent spouse relief from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) in the form of equitable relief—I.R.C. § 6015(f). Among its threshold conditions, Section 6015(f) generally requires an evaluation of...more
In the recent case of Todisco v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the Tax Court granted innocent spouse relief to the taxpayer, finding that it would be inequitable to hold her liable for the taxes at issue. As a result,...more
Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. The Week of February 22 – February 26, 2021 - Llanos v. Commissioner...more