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IRS notices are separate notices but the 1040 was filed MFJ

  • December 21, 2021
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Client filed 2020 1040 MFJ.  He and his spouse received a Balance Due notice from the IRS dated in December 2021.  One notice was addressed to him, and a different notice was addressed to her. Everything, including the amount due is the same.

Why were there separate notices?  Does that fact that he is not a U.S. Citizen while she is a U.S. citizen explain it?

The month before, the IRS sent one notice addressed to both of them.

I don't deal with non-citizens much so there is a gap in my knowledge.

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Best answer by sjrcpa

Citizenship has nothing to do with it. This is standard procedure for MFJ returns. IRS sends a notice to each spouse. Less likely for one spouse to hide a tax problem from the other spouse.

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December 21, 2021

Citizenship has nothing to do with it. This is standard procedure for MFJ returns. IRS sends a notice to each spouse. Less likely for one spouse to hide a tax problem from the other spouse.

The more I know the more I don’t know.