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WHAT IS IT: BENEFITS REPORT

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Details appear below for each of the benefit programs you selected to be included in this Benefits Report. Based on the information you provided, it appears that you may be eligible to participate in or receive benefits from these programs (GovBenefits.gov cannot guarantee your eligibility).

IMPORTANT: This information will be lost once you leave the GovBenefits.gov website.

You may wish to print this report for future reference. Created on Oct. 19, 2004

Program name Am I eligible?
Innocent Spouse Relief Am I eligible?

Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a victim of domestic violence and a taxpayer who is interested in receiving tax information and preparation assistance.

Description
Many married taxpayers choose to file a joint tax return because of certain benefits this filing status allows. Both taxpayers are jointly and individually responsible for the tax and any interest or penalty due on the joint return even if they later divorce. This is true even if a divorce decree states that a former spouse will be responsible for any amounts due on previously filed joint returns. One spouse may be held responsible for all the tax due even if all the income was earned by the other spouse.

In some cases, a spouse will be relieved of the tax, interest, and penalties on a joint tax return. Three types of relief are available:
1) Innocent spouse relief
2) Separation of liability
3) Equitable relief

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Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov

Program contact information & web resources
For additional information contact:

Internal Revenue Service
Tax forms and Publications
W:CAR:MP:FP
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington DC 20224

Or visit our website:
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p971/index.html

  
 
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