- 11 - $400 a month in rent from some real property she owned, about $100 a month from the Alaska Permanent Fund, and about $300 a month in child support from her husband. She testified that her monthly expenses include rent and utilities of about $960 for her current residence, health insurance of $200, clothing for her and her daughter of about $200, and college tuition of $100. She contributes about $230 per month toward her pension and union dues. Her current pension balance is about $1500 and she has another $100 in a savings account. While she does own some real property, we do not know whether it is worth enough to pay the outstanding tax liability if sold or refinanced. Based on her testimony, her total monthly income is about $3200 a month, while her expenses are about $1700 a month. Although these numbers are a bit different from those in the Innocent Spouse Questionnaire that she finally filled out in October 2003, we cannot say she’s proven that she would suffer economic hardship if she were not relieved of liability, and we have to conclude that this factor weighs against relief. Liability attribution: While Negoescu insists that more than enough money was withheld from her paychecks to pay the tax on her wages from the hospital and her earnings from Du-Rite Cleaning, she did also play an active role in Red Hawk Express. The unpaid tax liabilities for 1991 and 1992 came from thatPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
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