topic My husband and i file jointly and we both received letters from the irs seperatly stating that we we the same amount. Does that mean that we each have to pay separately? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-and-i-file-jointly-and-we-both-received-letters-from-the-irs-seperatly-stating-that-we-we/01/449202#M184648 <P>My husband and i file joint but received separate letters from the irs saying that we owe the same amount of money. &nbsp;Does this mean we both have to pay the same seperatly?</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:50:39 GMT bonavita104 2019-06-04T22:50:39Z My husband and i file jointly and we both received letters from the irs seperatly stating that we we the same amount. Does that mean that we each have to pay separately? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-and-i-file-jointly-and-we-both-received-letters-from-the-irs-seperatly-stating-that-we-we/01/449202#M184648 <P>My husband and i file joint but received separate letters from the irs saying that we owe the same amount of money. &nbsp;Does this mean we both have to pay the same seperatly?</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:50:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-and-i-file-jointly-and-we-both-received-letters-from-the-irs-seperatly-stating-that-we-we/01/449202#M184648 bonavita104 2019-06-04T22:50:39Z No, the amount owed is paid only once.  The IRS sends let... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-the-amount-owed-is-paid-only-once-the-irs-sends-let/01/449209#M184651 <P>No, the amount owed is paid only once.&nbsp; The IRS sends letters to both to make sure both spouses know about the liability because, on a joint return, each of you is liable for the full amount.&nbsp; If they only send a letter to one spouse, it's possible that spouse would not pay the tax and would also not tell the other spouse about owing the money.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:50:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-the-amount-owed-is-paid-only-once-the-irs-sends-let/01/449209#M184651 Anita01 2019-06-04T22:50:40Z