The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has the power to seize income tax refunds when a taxpayer owes certain debts, such as unpaid taxes or overdue child support. Sometimes, a married couple's joint tax refund will be seized because of a debt for which only
As an example, TIGTA cites Form 8379, which it says, does not advise taxpayers that injured spouse claims can be filed for prior years or that there is a six year statute of limitations on filing these claims for a non-tax debt and a three-year statute of limitations on a tax debt....
"Injured Spouse" in the top left corner of the first page of the return as an alert to the IRS when it's processed. You're not out of luck if you don't receive a notice before filing your return. You can submit Form 8379 to the IRS Service Center where you sent your tax return...
Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins were brothers-in-law who wanted to open an ice cream shop where families could gather to enjoy tasty treats. Though they originally opened separate stores, eventually the men merged to form Baskin-Robbins, boasting 31 flavors. Today there are more than 8,000 locati...
When a spouse says that his/her usual- ly reasonable mate has broken down the bathroom or the screen door in a rage and that they have never acted that way before, it's time to think of "zebras." When the caller men- tions that his mate was always a good housekeeper but now is ...