| It is vital to remember that a happy marriage is | | | | you fulfill the following criteria: |
| dependent on two very important factors; to be the | | | | - Joint return is filed with an understatement of tax |
| right person and to be able to find the right person. | | | | because of wrong entry relating to your spouse. |
| There is no real definition for a successful marriage. | | | | - You were unaware of the same. |
| We may at times say that the person we are waiting | | | | - After going through the details you find that it is unfair |
| for is somewhere there and day you meet him/her | | | | to pay that tax. |
| you will know and will end up in a great marriage. This, | | | | - You have to make an application in two years after |
| on the other hand, may not be true as often marriages | | | | the IRS demand. |
| fail. | | | | But then you do not get this tax relief automatically, |
| IRS puts married people in a special category. There is | | | | you have to fill certain prescribed forms with the IRS |
| a separate filing status for married filing jointly which is | | | | to claim the Innocent Spouse relief. The main reason |
| advantageous from the point of view of tax relief. | | | | why many married couples miss on it is that they are |
| However, such filing may create a situation in which | | | | not aware of this provision. It may also be true that |
| inadvertent errors may crop up in the return. Don't | | | | they are not able to represent their case well and the |
| worry; you can get tax benefit under innocent spouse | | | | court does not believe their plea. So it is very important |
| relief provision. | | | | to have correct information to get maximum tax relief. |
| You can get tax relief under Innocent spouse relief, if | | | | |