Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Forgery on a tax return

My ex-wife filed an amended 05 tax return in order to receive an additional $2670. We filed jointly in 05. She did this without my knowledge and forged my signature in order to file it. What might I expect to occour if I turn this information over to authorities?


Asked on 7/03/07, 9:26 am

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Scott R. Jay Law Offices of Scott R. Jay

Re: Forgery on a tax return

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Your tax returns would probably be audited and the IRS would carefully disect each return for the past several years. If you proved to the IRS that you are innocent of any wrongdoing, they would probably not hold you responsible.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

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Answered on 7/03/07, 8:03 pm


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