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dascpa
Level 11
April 5, 2022
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Logistical Question - Filing Joint or Separate

  • April 5, 2022
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Couple on the outs but qualify to file jointly.  Separately he owes large. Final decision on to file joint or separate may not be made by deadline.  If extension is filed joint but they end up filing separately, or if extension if filed separately but they end up filing joint - other than a phone call to the IRS down the road how can we avoid the inevitable IRS notice of missing payments?

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sjrcpa
Level 15
April 5, 2022

You can't. You or they will just have to deal with it.

The more I know the more I don’t know.
abctax55
Level 15
April 5, 2022

And it is an incredibly painful, LONG process. 

I split several returns to MFS last year due to the UIC 'situation'.  Tax savings were large.... but generally not large enough to compensate me for all the extra hours on the phone/drafting letter with the IRS.

 

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