IRS Proposes Extending Innocent Spouse Tax Relief Deadline This is good, because it will allow Innocent Spouse to protect themselves longer when they are married to a spouse who is having problems with the IRS.
I once had a client who married a wonderful man, except he had issues with the IRS. The IRS went into her personal account of $80K and took over $40,000, just because the couple filed taxes together and he owed the IRS. Needless to say it contributed to breaking up the marriage. The money was in an account provided by her ex-husband for their only child's college education.
Once the IRS got their hands on the money, it was no getting it back. (The numbers have been changed to protect the privacy of the client, however know that the IRS took a sizable amount of money out of the client's account)