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Undoing Joint Liability- No Longer Married, Innocent Spouse Relief (ISR) 1 Credit

Feb 02, 2024, 04:00 PM ET

Undoing Joint Liability- No Longer Married, Innocent Spouse Relief (ISR) 1 Credit

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    February, 2024

  • Subject Area

    Taxes

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Feb 02, 2024, 04:00 PM ET

Learning Objective

  • To describe the Allocation of Liability
  • To recognize when clients are not entitled to Innocent Spouse Relief
  • To identify simple strategies to help clients avoid refund offsets in the first place
  • To identify special Rules for Certain Cases
  • To list various circumstances where innocent spouse relief may apply.

Course Overview

Married individuals can either file a joint income tax return or, if they choose, may file two separate tax returns. Filing separate tax returns is usually (but not always, as you will see) done to reduce tax liability. However, if finding the lowest tax liability is your main concern, there are no actual guidelines for determining which filing method you should use. If this is your goal, you need to calculate the tax liability under both scenarios to see which is better. Nonetheless, there are other factors you need to consider.

If the tax is paid, no problem, right? But what if the liability is not paid? Or what if there is a large audit assessment and the debt can’t be paid? Worse, what if they divorce and the audit adjustment was attributable to one former spouse, but the IRS is trying to collect from the other, “innocent” one? Learn your options here.

This online CPE webinar covers the following key topics:

Filing Status Options

  • Married filing jointly
  • Married filing separately
  • Amending to go from one status to the other

Innocent Spouse Relief

  • Qualifications
  • Definitions
  • Factors to consider
  • Planning Tips

Special Rules for Certain Cases

  • Qualifications
  • Definitions
  • Factors to consider
  • Planning Tips

Equitable Relief Options

  • Qualifications
  • Definitions
  • Factors to consider
  • Planning Tips

Injured Spouse Relief

  • Qualifications
  • Definitions
  • Factors to consider

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Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01867-24-S) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01867-24-S) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-0269) 1 CE Approved
Special situations (Housing, Divorce, Household employees) for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) 1 CPD Eligible
Taxes for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
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Federal tax-related matters for LTC (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01867-24-S) 1 CE Eligible
Tax Topics for Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA) (Valid upto : Oct 20, 2025) 1 CE Approved
Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP) 1 CE Eligible
Taxes for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Taxes for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01867-24-S) 1 CE Approved
Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC) 1 CE Eligible
Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL) 1 CE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01867-24-O) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01867-24-O) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-0269) 1 CE Approved
Special situations (Housing, Divorce, Household employees) for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) 1 CPD Eligible
Taxes for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Taxes for Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) 1 CE Eligible
Federal tax-related matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01867-24-O) 1 CE Approved
Taxes for Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) 1 CE Eligible
Federal tax-related matters for LTC (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01867-24-O) 1 CE Eligible
Taxes for Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP) 1 CE Eligible
Taxes for Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP) 1 CE Eligible
Taxes for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01867-24-O) 1 CE Approved
Taxes for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Taxes for Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC) 1 CE Eligible
Taxes for Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL) 1 CE Eligible

Additional Information

Credit

1

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

Larry Heinkel

Larry Heinkel , LLM

Tax & Bankruptcy Attorney, Tax Problem Solver

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Mr. Heinkel has degrees in accounting, law and a master’s in tax law (LL.M.) (all with honors) and has been published in the Notre Dame Law Journal, the Journal of Real Estate Taxation, and The Florida Bar Journal among others. Mr. Heinkel is a nationally-known expert on tax procedures and resolution, representing people literally all over the world. Further, he is also probably one of the very top experts in discharging taxes in bankruptcy and has presented boot camps, seminars, webinars and other presentations and on this and resolution-related topics around the country. He also graciously makes himself available to consult with other professionals around the country, usually free of charge.


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Kimberly Anne Grantham, CPA (US)

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Would love to see more subject matter expertise training like this on topics that occasionally show up for CPA's, but so rarely that we lack any expertise. Thanks for this topic and the learning from an Attorney and LLM

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This was a great subject matter about Innocent Spouse. I like his style of teaching and would personally search more on this topic.

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