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    Oneill474 Posts: 427, Reputation: 2
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    Feb 28, 2009, 04:46 PM
    Back income taxes
    My neighbor who is 65 years old. Has not seen her husband for 40 years. He lived in new York and is now deceased for 5 years.
    She got a IRS notice her husband owes $45,000 in back taxes. What a shock.

    Do you think he filed a joint return all these years. And forged her name
    On the returns.

    What is her responsibility
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    Feb 28, 2009, 07:48 PM

    Did she work at a job and pay her own taxes during those 40 years? If she did work and file her own taxes during that time, then I think she should get an attorney as this would be wrong.
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    Feb 28, 2009, 07:58 PM

    I would assume she had a job and income during those years, and filed her own return, I guess she filed married filing separate ?

    Did she ever get divorced, get a legal separation or any legal status like that.
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    AtlantaTaxExpert Posts: 21,836, Reputation: 846
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    Apr 23, 2009, 02:39 PM
    Even if she filed jointly, she would definitely be a candidate for Innocent Spouse treatment.

    She needs to get an enrolled agent or tax attorney to help straighten this mess out.
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