- Instructor: Attorney Bob Schaller
- Lectures: 4
- Quizzes: 1
Tags: Installment Agreements
Installment Agreement Affected by Request for Relief.
Some taxpayers do not know their tax options and contact the IRS for an installment agreement after receiving notice from the IRS that an audit revealed a tax deficiency due to a spouse’s failure to report income or improper deduction claim. This could be a costly mistake. A better tactic might be claiming relief from joint and several liability.
This begs the question: How does the filing of IRS Form 8857, Request for Innocent Spouse Relief impact an existing installment agreement that was executed before the taxpayer realized the better strategy was to claim relief from joint and several liability?
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