recently married. new husband has not filed taxes in 7 years. get a 1099 every year. but has not paid any tax?

Congrats on you marriage and very shortly on your new found freedom as your new husband goes to jail for tax invasion.

He should just walk in to the closet IRS building and basically throw himself on the mercy of the agent. Pay whatever fine, otherwise I see 3-10 years in a federal jail. Heck if he can't pay maybe by the time he comes out your son will be on his way to college, and a whole new set of bills for him to worry about.

It all depends on how litttle he was making, He may not have needed to file if his income was below a certain level. I hope you have nothing because now that you are married his debt is your debt and you will have nothing if he owed tax and didn't pay it. Take the 1099s to a tax preparer and find out.

Continue to file separately until he gets his act together.

The IRS is dangerous. They are always 3 years behind in catching mistakes. Then when they do figure out someone owes taxes they want the taxpayer to pony up without much cooperation from the IRS. I wanted to pay back taxes one time, ( I called the IRS and offered ) and the IRS would not give me a bill. They kept telling me to get numbers from the SS offices, who in turn told me they could not, because their computers were incompatible with the IRS computers. It was the biggest mess I could have ever imagined.

You really need to consult a tax attorney in your state and find out what is the best course of action. Do not put this off any longer......not paying your taxes can land you in jail and they take any assets you have to pay off your tax bill. Now that you are married...they can garnish your wages, take anything of value you have, to pay HIS tax bill. This includes property, jewelry, etc....

I had a friend that this happened to...she had the marriage annulled so that the state and federal didn't take her house to pay the new hubby's back taxes (they still lived together and finally remarried after he paid off his back taxes). You need to protect yourself and your child's financial security, talk to someone NOW!

Good Luck!

I would definitely see one of those tax attorneys if I were you because otherwise he is gonna owe the IRS 7 years worth of back taxes PLUS INTEREST! OMG! Yeah, you need to have representation, and getting an attorney, you can get that help. Otherwise, the IRS is gonna take you and your husband to the cleaners. He could even be arrested for tax evasion, so if I were you, get an attorney to handle this with the IRS.

the IRS statue of limitations for back taxes is 10 years, and they can and do extend that. keep in mind the IRS will spend more time and effort ( money wise ) than what is due to them, and they do it to let people know they got after all tax scofflaws, big and small, no matter the cost.

now that you are married, they can and will got after community assets once they find out about his not paying any taxes on the 1099's. interest and penalties are often twice as much as the original back taxes due. and taxes ( like student loans ) are not dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings

they can go after any refunds due you ( even if you file separately ), for any taxes due during the duration of the marriage

tax liens ( the first step the IRS does to protect their interest ) stay on your credit record for 7 years ( AFTER they have been released - paid in full ), and will really hurt you credit score, you cannot get a loan , refi, credit card, apartment lease, until that is released or a bond put up equal to the lien. other than that 10 liens stay on for 10 years if never paid. they can and do seize accounts with or with out notice. it is rare that they throw you in jail, as in ail you earn virtually no money, so you cannot repay them, they have their own court system, it is separate from state and federal courts, it is staffed by their people, you do not EVER want to go to their court to argue your case, you rarely win.

if it ever comes to the infamous white envelopes from them, it is usually a notice of tax due for the year ending. OIC ( Offers In Compromise ) touted by those tax settlement people rarely work, you basically got to be a real hardship case with no assets, virtually unemployed for those to work, as the thinking goes, if you got the 4 to 5 grand to pay some attorney ( many of them are not ), then you got the money to pay them outright, penalties and all. you can do the OIC yourself, it's not easy and a lot of paperwork to fill out and receipts to have to prove your case, but even then they can reject the offer and you are back to square one with them.

you best legal defense would be to legally separate, until he clears his taxes, better yet would be to divorce him, as any man who knowingly avoids taxes is one who cannot be trusted with money much less be relied on, he is only in it for him, not you. good luck

People should ALWAYS know about each others Finances before getting married. Does he have a legit reason why he hasn't paid??? I always say LONGGGG ENGAGEMENTS.....get to know the other person people!

File Married Filing Separate, boy, your husband is in a lot of trouble and I bet he owes a ton of money.........!

Cool , now when he finally files he'll be married and you'll owe 1/2.

Kiss any refund goodbye.

I would get an annulment or a divorce. He is essentially a criminal and you could lose your property.