Find the best financial services for you at: SMARTFINANCESOLUTIONS.NET - Can I fight the IRS on this? - Here's the situation. I was married to a man who had his own business. I had a regular hourly job where taxes were taken out. We filed jointly and ended up still owing $12,000 to the IRS. My then husband would not pay it so when I filed for divorce it was determined that he would be responsible for the back tax debt. I also filed bankruptcy during that time period but did not claim the taxes since they were determined to be my ex's. My ex then did a settlement with the help of Roni DEUTSCHE (Tax lawyer) and was released from the debt for a smaller amount. Now, 4 years later, I pull my credit report only to find that I have an $18,000 tax lien against me. I called the IRS and they said since it was filed jointly that I was now responsible for the debt. I told them about the divorce papers and everything but they said it didn't matter. How can this be? How can I still be held responsible for this? I don't have the money to hire a lawyer and I don't make that much in a year. If the garnish my wages like they claim they are going to I'll be sunk. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you. -
