Articles on Taxes


My Husband Failed to File his Taxes Prior to our Marriage, Am I Responsible for these Past Due Taxes?

If my husband failed to file state tax returns prior to our marriage, am I now responsible to pay the past due taxes?

How can I Figure Out if my Ex or Myself Claim the Children on our Federal Income Tax Return?

I live in Texas and have a question about claiming both my kids on my 2007 federal income tax return. We officially became divorced in Feb 2008, however in 2007 I received no child support whatsoever from my ex for the months of June through the end of the year. Should I just file married filing separately for 2007 and take the deduction for both kids, and what if he has already filed and took the deduction for one the kids?

I’m Currently going Through a Divorce and I Found Out my Wife Forged my Signature to Take Money from my 401K, What Should I do?

I live in Texas and I am going through a divorce. We have been separated since June of 2007. I received my 401K 1099-R form in the mail this January ‘08 and learned that 17K was distributed from my 401K account without my knowledge. What are the legal ramifications for her falsifying my signature and calling in and lying to obtain the disbursement from the 401K investment firm?

As Grandparents with Custody of our Grandchildren, Are we Entitled to a Tax Deduction or Exemption?

We live in Idaho and have been raising our two granddaughters, age 7 and 5, since Halloween 2006. The father and mother of the 7 year old are divorced and the mother, our daughter, had been granted the tax deduction for the 7 year old from the year 2000 on. Our question is if according to IRS laws we are entitled to the exemption on our taxes?

I’m Filing Jointly with my Husband, Should I Sign a Tax Return I Know is Incorrect?

I live in New York State and My husband knows I plan to divorce him and I have been doing the books for his business for the past 8 years. I gave the information to the accountant to do the income tax and received a call from him that my husband had, had an income of 93 thousand for the 2006 and would have to pay 30 thousand in tax returns. After that my husband filed an extension. I received a copy the returns today (because it is my right since we are still married) and he came up with a bunch of false deductions that lowered his income to 34 thousand this year. Can I sign them under protest because I don’t believe they are correct? And will that help me in court when I divorce? Or should I not sign them at all because I feel they are incorrect?

My Ex is Getting Paid Under the Table Hiding his True Earnings Income and Refuses to Pay Child Support, What can I do?

I am separated from my husband and we have a 4 year old daughter together. He refuses to pay child support and he comes and goes in and out of our child’s life. He gets paid well under the table and he basically shows no income. I make good money and I’m afraid if I do file I will end up paying him support. Is this possible that he can pay child support and that I may end up paying him since there is no proof of his income?

After I Filed for Divorce I Found Out my Husband didn’t Report all of his Income on our Tax Return, Can I be Held Responsible?

I filed for divorce due to verbal abuse towards my daughter and myself and physical abuse by his drunkenness. Now I find out he did not report “cash” income he received from a lawn service he has been doing for a few years. What is my chances of holding him responsible to pay the IRS without me being involved as I had no idea he did this?

I Plan on Retiring Out of State in a Few Years, Can I Set Up a New Residence Early and Stop Paying Taxes in my Current State?

I am an airline pilot living in Georgia where I currently work. We plan on retiring in 3 years and moving to Florida. Can I get an address in Florida now, register to vote there, and get my drivers license there and stop paying income taxes on my pay in Georgia.

I’m Separated from my Husband and he Doesn’t have Custody or Pays for Child Support, Should I Give him our Children’s Social Security Numbers for Tax Purposes?

My husband and I have been separated for 3 years now and when he left he agreed to give $200 a week child support i don’t know why he hasn’t filed for divorce but if i had the money i would have already been divorced, but anyway he is behind $3,200 right now and he hasn’t called or talked to his kids in over a month then he calls today wanting the kids and my social security numbers to file taxes Should i let him file or should i refuse to give him the social numbers.

My Ex is Claiming our Children on her Taxes When I have Full Custody, What Should I Do?

I separated from my wife 2 years ago when I caught her cheating. I took the 3 kids and she moved in with her lover. I have never asked her for a dime and she does not see the kids often enough. QUESTION: SHE HAS CLAIMED THE KIDS ON HER TAXES THESE PAST 2 YEARS AND THEY ARE IN MY CUSTODY 100% I never received the divorce papers, but she brought me a copy with A FORGED SIGNATURE that states she has full custody. WHAT CAN I DO??????

Do I Owe Taxes When A Trustee Did Not Handle the Property Correctly?

We received a call from our attorney after the bankruptsy was finalized; telling us that we could now sell the inventory because the Trustee did not do anything with it.

Should We Change 50/50 Custody Now That Ex is Moving Away?

My ex is moving 3 hours away. Should we change the 50/50 custody order, and should I travel to help facilitate visitation?