Question

Lydia and john wickham filed jointly in year 1. They divorced in year 2. Late in year 2, the irs discovered that the wickham's underpaid their year 1 taxes by $2,000. Both lydia and john worked in year 1 and received equal income but john had $2,000 less tax withheld than did lydia. Who is legally liable for the tax underpayment?

Answer 1

John because he paid more taxes and got less back from the irs so he would get the underpayment