Fresh Start Tax  954-492-0088.  Nationally Recognized Tax Experts in Innocent Spouse Relief. We are former IRS Agents.

 
Managers and Instructors who are tax experts in the field of Innocent or Injured Spouse Relief.
We have successfully defended hundreds of tax resolution clients. We are fair, honest and pride ourselves  in the integrity of our company as evidenced in our BBB rating.
A free consultation is made before the filing of any relief from the IRS to make sure you have a solid case.
Here is some information that will help you determine which type of relief you can qualify for:
 
There are three types of relief from joint and several liability for spouses who filed joint returns:
1. Innocent Spouse Relief provides you relief from additional tax you owe if your spouse or former spouse failed to report income, reported income improperly or claimed improper deductions or credits.
2. Separation of Liability Relief provides for the allocation of additional tax owed between you and your spouse or former spouse because an item was not reported properly on a joint return. The tax allocated to you is the amount for which you are responsible.
3. Equitable Relieff may apply when you do not qualify for innocent spouse relief or separation of liability relief for something not reported properly on a joint return. You may also qualify for equitable relief if the correct amount of tax was reported on your joint return but the tax remains unpaid.
 
You must meet all of the following conditions to qualify for “innocent spouse relief”:
1. You filed a joint return, which has an understatement of tax, directly related to your spouse’s erroneous items. Any income omitted from the joint return is an erroneous item. Deductions, credits, and property bases are erroneous items if they are incorrectly reported on the joint return.
2. You establish that at the time you signed the joint return you did not know, and had no reason to know, that there was an understatement of tax.
3. Taking into account all the facts and circumstances, it would be unfair to hold you liable for the understatement of tax.
 
To qualify for “separation of liability relief” you must have filed a joint return and must meet one of the following requirements at the time you request relief:
 
1. You are divorced or legally separated from the spouse with whom you filed the joint return for which you are requesting relief
2. You are widowed, or
3. You have not been a member of the same household as the spouse with whom you filed the joint return at any time during the 12-month period ending on the date you file Form 8857 (PDF), Request for Innocent Spouse Relief.
If, at the time you signed the joint return, you had actual knowledge of the item that gave rise to the understatement of tax, you may not qualify for separation of liability relief.
 
You may qualify for “equitable relief” if you do not qualify for innocent spouse relief or separation of liability relief. Equitable relief is available for additional tax owed because of a reporting error (an understatement) or you properly reported the tax on your return, but you did not pay it (an underpayment).
To qualify for equitable relief you must establish, under all the facts and circumstances, that it would be unfair to hold you liable for the understatement or underpayment of tax. In addition, you must meet other requirements listed in Publication 971, Innocent Spouse Relief.

Fresh Start Tax is one of the premier tax resolutions firms in the country. We deal with all types of civil cases including individuals, businesses, corporate and defunct corporations. We have staff that specializes in every facet of the Internal Revenue Service.
We know all the IRS strategies.
Some of our many specialties include the following:
 

• Immediate Tax Representation
• Offers in Compromise/Settlements
• Back Tax Relief
• Bank Garnishments or  Tax Levies
• Wages Garnishments or Levies
• IRS Notices of Intent to Levy or Final Notices
• IRS Tax Audits
• Hardships Cases, Payment Plans
• Innocent Spouse
• Abatement of Penalties and Interest
• State Sales Tax Cases
• Trust Fund Penalty Cases/ 6672
  

 
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