Users' questions

How far back can you file taxes online?

How far back can you file taxes online?

three years
You can file returns up to three years old with TaxSlayer. If needed, you can file back further using paper filing. You can typically find the forms for earlier years on the IRS website. The IRS typically does not investigate returns that are more than six years overdue.

Can a spouse be held responsible for an erroneous tax return?

The basics of it are that you won’t be held responsible for erroneous tax returns if you didn’t know about the errors. But your case is a bit different. You haven’t signed any returns so the “innocent spouse” provision doesn’t apply – at least as far as I understand it.

Why is my husband not filing his taxes?

It will help us to answer if you can tell us if you are still married, separated or divorced; if your husband will help you (or at least cooperate) in rectifying the problem, and if you suspect that something illegal has been going on or just that he is lazy, not very good with finances, or wasn’t paying attention.

When does an innocent spouse file a tax return?

But your case is a bit different. You haven’t signed any returns so the “innocent spouse” provision doesn’t apply – at least as far as I understand it. You’ve been married for three years; he didn’t file a return during those years either; and you’ve known about this for the last 18 months.

When to file a separate tax return from your spouse?

There are several reasons when you may want to consider filing a separate return from your spouse. In rare instances your combined tax liability is smaller. Example: spouses have widely different incomes and one spouse has a very large uninsured medical expense.

The basics of it are that you won’t be held responsible for erroneous tax returns if you didn’t know about the errors. But your case is a bit different. You haven’t signed any returns so the “innocent spouse” provision doesn’t apply – at least as far as I understand it.

Who was arrested for not filing income tax returns?

Stephen Baldwin, who made his name in movies and reality TV, was arrested in December 2012 and charged with failing to pay more than $350,000 in New York state income taxes. In addition, he reportedly did not file tax returns for 2008, 2009, and 2010.

It will help us to answer if you can tell us if you are still married, separated or divorced; if your husband will help you (or at least cooperate) in rectifying the problem, and if you suspect that something illegal has been going on or just that he is lazy, not very good with finances, or wasn’t paying attention.

But your case is a bit different. You haven’t signed any returns so the “innocent spouse” provision doesn’t apply – at least as far as I understand it. You’ve been married for three years; he didn’t file a return during those years either; and you’ve known about this for the last 18 months.