innocent spouse
- This refers to a married person who may not be held responsible for certain tax obligations if their partner neglected to report income on their joint tax return submitted to the Internal Revenue Service
- The innocent spouse was relieved from paying taxes due to her partner's mistake in failing to report income.
- Liability for the back taxes was not placed on the innocent spouse because his partner neglected to include some income on their joint tax return.
- The IRS may provide relief to an innocent spouse if a substantial amount of income was omitted on their joint return.
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