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Tax Audit & Notice Services: Requesting Innocent Spouse Relief (2019) Options
Depending on the type of relief requested,
file an innocent spouse relief within:
a A. Two years after the IRS' first attempt
to collect taxes.
b B. Ten years from the date the tax
liability was assessed.
c C. Both A and B.
d D. Neither A nor B.
A. Two years after the IRS' first attempt to collect taxes.
Form 8857 is the form to request for innocent spouse relief. It is made by filing within two years of the date that the IRS first attempted to collect the tax from you.
With innocent spouse relief, you are relieved of responsibility for paying tax, interest, and penalties if your spouse improperly reported items or omitted items on your tax return.