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marriage to David Tillotson. I did not get or open any of
the mail; therefore I was not aware if [sic] any
correspondence between the IRS and my household. The only
thing I have to show me why there are taxes due are
printouts that the IRS sent me and by looking at them it
shows that David Tillotson had unemployment and self
employment. I paid my taxes through my employer and feel
that David should be responsible for the taxes that are due
for this year [sic].
To give you a background of my situation, I was married
to David Tillotson in 1990 and divorced in 2000. I do not
have any records in my possession. They are ALL in the
possession of David. At the time I left I was only able to
take my clothes and a few personal items. As stated above,
he was responsible for paying any and all of the bills. I
was not included or involved in paying any of the bills at
all. I supplied him with my paycheck and put my trust in
him, as my husband, to take care [sic] them. If I knew what
I know now, I would have never filed a joint return.
By letter dated April 26, 2002, respondent denied
petitioner’s request for relief. On May 17, 2002, petitioner
submitted a Form 12509, Statement of Disagreement, to respondent
appealing respondent’s denial of relief under section 6015.
Petitioner stated on Form 12509:
I, Wendy Chadwick, disagree with the Internal Revenue
Service determination because I feel I am not responsible
for the taxes owed at this time. Please review the attached
letters with attached documents which were sent to the IRS
previously.
As you see I was not aware that payments were not being
made until after the separation. I had no knowledge that
the monies owed at the time of filing were not being paid as
David kept this information from me. David was solely
responsible for paying all household bills. As most people
that are married, you trust that the other is taking care of
things when they say they are. I promise you I would have
made sure the taxes were paid if I knew they were there.
In response the [sic] the denial letter I received, I
did not feel I needed to adjust my withholdings because I
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