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DID YOU KNOW BY ATTORNEY F.M. ZAVALA

JOINT TAX RETURNS

Under California law, the community property generally is liable for a tax debt incurred by either spouse during marriage. See Fam. Code § 910(a).


If spouses file a joint return, each spouse is jointly and severally liable for the tax due, even if only one spouse had income. I.R.C. § 6013(d)(3).


Apparently the IRS will accept a joint return signed by only one spouse, particularly when there is an accompanying statement to the effect that the spouses are in the midst of a marital dissolution and the signature of the other spouse cannot readily be obtained.




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