{"id":1237,"date":"2023-04-28T02:11:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T06:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/news\/i-had-no-idea-my-sick-husband-didnt-file-our-taxes-will-the-irs-penalize-us\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T02:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T06:11:26","slug":"i-had-no-idea-my-sick-husband-didnt-file-our-taxes-will-the-irs-penalize-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=1237","title":{"rendered":"I had no idea my sick husband didn&#8217;t file our taxes. Will the IRS penalize us?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001859433\">\n<div class=\"snippet__body\">\n<h6>Dear Tax Guy,<\/h6>\n<p>My husband is 81 years old and I am 68. He was a banking professional for many years and retired in 2007. <\/p>\n<p>He always handled our finances but became ill a few years ago. I took it upon myself to sort out our tax situation and was appalled to find he had not done our taxes after 2018. He got sick in 2019 and is unable to manage our finances. I\u2019m working with a tax preparer who filed for an extension for 2022 since she can\u2019t get to us until after April 18.<\/p>\n<p>Will&#8230;\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/dear-tax-guy-my-husband-was-ill-and-i-had-no-idea-that-our-taxes-were-not-filed-will-the-irs-penalize-us-bd239f57?mod=personal-finance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Tax Guy, My husband is 81 years old and I am 68. He was a banking professional for many years and retired in 2007. He always handled our finances but became ill a few years ago. 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