http://www.orange-county-accountant.com/can-the-irs-hold-a-husband-liable-if-his-alien-spouse-wins-the-lottery-in-her-foreign-country/ Focus CPA Group-(562) 281-1040 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:39:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.orange-county-accountant.com/can-the-irs-hold-a-husband-liable-if-his-alien-spouse-wins-the-lottery-in-her-foreign-country/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Anna Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:14:19 +0000 http://www.orange-county-accountant.com/can-the-irs-hold-a-husband-liable-if-his-alien-spouse-wins-the-lottery-in-her-foreign-country/#comment-205 Did you win the UK lottery? Me too! Did you win the UK lottery? Me too!

]]> http://www.orange-county-accountant.com/can-the-irs-hold-a-husband-liable-if-his-alien-spouse-wins-the-lottery-in-her-foreign-country/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Jss Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:42:40 +0000 http://www.orange-county-accountant.com/can-the-irs-hold-a-husband-liable-if-his-alien-spouse-wins-the-lottery-in-her-foreign-country/#comment-204 Yes he has to report income since he is assumed to own 50% of the lottery proceeds. You need to consult with a Tax attorney as there are legal considerations to be made since the Phillippines are a protectorate of the US. I don't know if you have to report 50% or 100% on a joint return. Would require a lot of research. Yes he has to report income since he is assumed to own 50% of the lottery proceeds. You need to consult with a Tax attorney as there are legal considerations to be made since the Phillippines are a protectorate of the US.
I don’t know if you have to report 50% or 100% on a joint return. Would require a lot of research.

]]> http://www.orange-county-accountant.com/can-the-irs-hold-a-husband-liable-if-his-alien-spouse-wins-the-lottery-in-her-foreign-country/comment-page-1/#comment-203 evrrrdy1 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:16:53 +0000 http://www.orange-county-accountant.com/can-the-irs-hold-a-husband-liable-if-his-alien-spouse-wins-the-lottery-in-her-foreign-country/#comment-203 As long as the American citizen files a separate tax return, he has no U.S. tax liability. As long as the American citizen files a separate tax return, he has no U.S. tax liability.

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