Am separated and my husband filled his taxes as joint without telling me. Can he do that? I live in North Carolina.

He can not file as joint without telling you, given the fact that you must sign the return - therfore he can't file as joint without your consent. Did he forge your signature on the return? Also, have you filed your own tax return? What filing status did you use? If you filed on your own the IRS will catch the problem and investigate. No need for you to sue your husband.

I notice this is posted in corporate law - are you asking about a corporate tax return?

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Originally Posted by ebaines

He can not file as joint without telling you, given the fact that you must sign the return - therfore he can't file as joint without your consent. Did he forge your signature on the return? Also, have you filed your own tax return? What filing status did you use? If you filed on your own the IRS will catch the problem and investigate. No need for you to sue your husband.

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Well I did not file because I don't work so how can they find out.

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Originally Posted by FALASTINIA62

well i did not file because i dont work so how can they find out.

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So no problem - no harm, no foul. Your husband filed as Married Filing Jointly, which means he saved some money compared to if he filed as Married Filing Separate. There's still the issue of his filing MFJ without your consent, but honestly - what do you care? It seems to me that you have not been harmed here at all.

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Originally Posted by FALASTINIA62

well i did not file because i dont work so how can they find out.

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Then I don't know why you asked the question - of course, it would appear he forged your signature on the Return and THAT is a criminal act.

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Originally Posted by FALASTINIA62

well i did not file because i dont work so how can they find out.

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You are right about him saving money, he is avoiding paying child support because he says he doesn't have any money ,and I know for a fact thet he does and he is trying to hide,so I want to do what ever is legal against him.

[QUOTE=FALASTINIA62;1729584]you are right about him saving money, he is avoiding paying child support because he says he doesn't have any money ,and I know for a fact thet he does and he is trying to hide,so I want to do what ever is legal against him.[/QUOTE


If he isn't paying child support take him back into the Court that issued the support order and force him to pay.

Causing problems for him in other areas of his life is not going to get child support for you.

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Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

I notice this is posted in corporate law - are you asking about a corporate tax return?

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This "Corporate Law" sub-forum is full of posts that have very little to do with corporate law. 90% are about employment law, HPPA, etc. I suspect that most people who use this forum wouldn't know a corporation if it bit them in the nose. :D