Article: Innocent vs. injured spouse - very different relief.

The innocent spouse rules were broadened by the IRS Restructuring Act of 1998. Code section 6015 was added and section 66 was amended. As a result of the new law the service center in Cincinnati, the center where the claims are processed, has shown a large increase in the number of Forms 8857 filed. The center has received more than 20,000 requests for relief from joint and several liability since April 1998. A delay in processing of all requests has occurred because of misdirected "injured spouse" claims. Injured spouse claims should be filed with the same service center that normally processes the taxpayer's income tax return and not Cincinnati.

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