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How Tax Debt Is Divided During a Divorce

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Dividing tax debt during a divorce depends on when the debt was incurred.

Responsibility for back taxes may be shared or assigned to one spouse, often based on whether the debt arose before or during the marriage.

IRS rules may not align with a divorce court's decision.

Separation of liability relief allows joint filers to divide responsibility for understated tax liabilities.

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