Spouse asked me to forge her signature on IRS forms. Am I liable to be sued?
My spouse handing me all her tax documentation and sent me off to the CPA to file all her tax documents. I forged her signature and mailed them off. We've since split and she's threatening to report me to the IRS if I don't pay her large sums of money. What can I do?
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- The IRS tries to follow the money trail. If you were living together at the time you filed and had joint bank accounts, the IRS is going to consider 'tacit consent.' Eg, even if she can prove that isn't her signature, she has to explain a) why you had her tax documents, b) if she had planned to file separately, why she didn't file a separate return, c) if the money was refunded in both your names or deposited into a joint bank account, how she didn't have access to the money. Once the IRS sends both of you the money, how you split it is a civil matter. Your accountant is going to have to say that he gave you the blank forms and didn't see you sign them.
- you tell her that and if she does,you won't be the only one going down,being that she was a culprit in the whole mess also,and she initiated by giving you her tax forms and requesting that you forge her signature and you will definetly tell the irs that,and that someone you knows has a buddy that works for the irs that said if it's reported and the irs takes any actions at all,that you both will be dealt with.
- You need to prove that she allowed you to sign her name. If you don't have any tax issues with the IRS, let her report you. Nothing is going to happen. If you believe that you are the subject of a blackmail scheme, go to the police and set up a sting to have her arrested.
