Losing your tax refunds to the IRS every year but need the money? Consider these changes.

If you owe the IRS and have a refund on your tax return, the IRS will keep the refund and apply it to your unpaid taxes.  The problem is not repaying the debt – you would if you could – but that you simply cannot afford to lose the refund.  The refund is needed to [...]

Does the IRS follow a divorce decree’s statement of responsibility to pay a joint tax liability?

IRS problems and divorce often come bundled together.  Here is my response to a question I recieved about how a divorce decree impacts the IRS in the collection of an unpaid tax liablity:
My ex was self-employed when we were married, and he never paid his taxes. I made the mistake of signing joint returns. When [...]

Can the IRS take my spouse’s income if only I am liable?

The IRS cannot take collection action against the separate income of a non-liable spouse.  
If separate tax returns are filed, only the person who signed and filed the return is legally obligated to pay the taxes.  If your spouse did not sign or file a joint return with you, then the IRS cannot collect from him [...]