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Simple English definitions for legal terms

innocent spouse

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A quick definition of innocent spouse:

An innocent spouse is someone who is married to a person who didn't report all their income on their tax return. The innocent spouse can be relieved of liability for the taxes if they can prove that they didn't know about the unreported income and it wouldn't be fair to hold them responsible. A putative spouse is someone who believes their marriage is legal even if it's not, and a surviving spouse is someone who outlives their spouse.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: An innocent spouse is a person who may be relieved of liability for taxes on income that the other spouse did not include on a joint tax return. The innocent spouse must prove that the other spouse omitted the income, that the innocent spouse did not know and had no reason to know of the omission, and that it would be unfair under the circumstances to hold the innocent spouse liable.

Example: John and Jane are married and file a joint tax return. John fails to report all of his income on the tax return, resulting in an underpayment of taxes. If Jane can prove that she did not know about John's unreported income and had no reason to know, she may be considered an innocent spouse and relieved of liability for the underpayment of taxes.

This example illustrates how an innocent spouse can be relieved of liability for taxes that were not properly reported on a joint tax return. It also shows the criteria that must be met in order for a spouse to be considered innocent and eligible for relief.

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Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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