Can the tax authority go after a husband's property over his wife's tax debt?
When one spouse has a tax debt but has no funds or assets to cover it, Latvia's State Revenue Service can take action against property registered in the other spouse's name. The question also concerns cars.
In Latvia, the State Revenue Service (VID), the country's tax administration, can pursue a spouse's property when the other spouse has run up a tax debt. This applies when the debtor has neither funds nor assets to settle the debt.
In such a case, VID can turn against property registered in the name of the other spouse. The issue is relevant also when the property in question is the husband's cars and the tax debt belongs to the wife.
The news portal TVNET covered the topic in its legal section under the question of whether VID can take a husband's cars over his wife's tax debts. The source gives a general explanation and does not name any specific amounts, cases or individuals.
