Mike and Marta met and fell in love in 2015. In 2016, they got married. Mike is a lawyer with a local law firm. Marta is a local flower shop owner after immigrating from Croatia right before going to a university for her college education in 2010. In 2017 and 2018 they filed married, filing a joint return and in 2019, they had an irreconcilable difference, thus they filed a separate return.

In 2020, they were divorced and filed separate tax returns. In 2020, the IRS sent Mike and Marta a notice that they were to report to the IRS office for an office examination of their 2018 tax return and Marta's 2019 tax return. After the examination, it was determined that Marta's depreciation was not calculated correctly and as a result, there is an additional tax due for 2018 and 2019 of $10,000 for 2018 and $13,000 for 2019. After the IRS determines the amount of tax due, Marta decides to leave the US and immigrate to a third country, which has no extradition order, where after arriving, she surrenders her Green Card to the Embassy in the host nation. The IRS wants to take action against Marta, but she is gone. What action can the IRS take to get the money that is owed to it for each year (2018 and 2019) against Mike?

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The IRS can take action against Mike to collect the money that is owed to it for each year 2018 and ... View the full answer