Tag Archives: INTENT TO FILE JOINT RETURN

WHEN IS A JOINT RETURN DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN FILED?

The Tax Court decision in Victor A. Edwards v. Commissioner, TC Summary Opinion 2017-52 contains an instructive discussion of the rules applicable to determining whether a valid joint return has been filed. Bear in mind that this is a summary opinion … Continue reading

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WHEN NOT TO REQUEST INNOCENT SPOUSE TREATMENT

The case of Kimberly A. Sorentino v Commissioner (Summary Opinion 2014-99, September 24, 2014) illustrates what can happen when a taxpayer doesn’t get the relief she needs because she’d asked for the wrong relief. Although the Court’s Summary Opinion may … Continue reading

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