Arthur L. Rubin wrote:
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Take my wife - - Please! (unless of course her income is lower
than her standard deduction.)

C$,
HL

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Chad Leigh wrote:

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Take my wife -- PLEASE!

(Sorry -- I just couldn't resist -- and this may qualify
as tax humor, as well.)

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Massachusetts claims I owe them about $12k in income taxes
from when I was living in New Hampshire. I would have a
dispute with them on the amount if I could afford to go to
court, but I cannot so they will be trying to collect. I
submitted an offer in compromise but they rejected it saying
that they think I have disposable income I do not have.

I currently live in Utah. I want to know what sort of
efforts they can make in Utah and what sort of defense I can
mount. I assume they would have to get a Utah court order
in order to garnish wages or seize property or anything?
Does Utah have any sort of agreement with Massachusetts that
could make it easier for them to get this? I would like to
put up as many obstacles as I can in front of Massachusetts
in order to make their cost of collection go up so that they
will accept my best offer. What sort of statute of
limitations exists for this sort of thing?

I don't have much to seize but my wife and I do have a car
and truck that we use for work and my business. My wife
works part time and takes care of our newborn. I have two
businesses that don't make me money now but hopefully will
in the future. But both businesses have debt, one a large
amount, from the first few years of operation and startup
and that debt needs to be cleared before I realize any sort
of significant income from the businesses. (One is an
S-Corp and one an LLC -- none are proprietorships). We
currently are living with family to save on housing
expenses, but that cannot last forever. It is a temporary
solution. The IRS also claims we owe them money and the OIC
there is under consideration. (The claims arise from the
loss of work in 2000 and the saved tax money going to pay
for extended living expenses since I have yet to get another
job, though I have applied for many -- I am working my
businesses, once considered side businesses, in the mean
time)

Any pointers of where I can go for information or who I
might ask in this matter would be appreciated.

Thanks
Chad
chad at pengar dot com

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