How can I find out if my injured spouse claim was applied to my case. I mailed it in after my taxes were filed

[Nene357]

IRS: 800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Mon-Fri

Listen to each menu before making the selection.
 
First choose your language. Press 1 for English.

• Then do NOT choose the first choice re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line.
• Instead, press 2 for "personal income tax".
• Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment".  
• Then press 3 "for all other questions."
• Then press 2 "for all other questions."  It should then transfer you to an agent

[Ariiyiike]

Thanks Nene357 but number has been removed or not showing. Pls help resend it and you can do it in this format eight zero zero

[Christinagonzalez1]

They are not answering phone calls 

[Christinagonzalez1]

Can someone please help me tell me how to get in contact with someone from the IRS if they are not answering phones and i cant create an account online I need to find out about a non injured spouse form that I filled out about 8 weeks ago and I still haven't heard anything from anyone

[Ariiyiike]

I am also in the same boat with you and unfortunately non of irs numbers are working tithe now,so there’s no way to speak to a life person. But read most of their workers are going back to work this week. Hopefully by next week we should be able to reach a live person 

[Christinagonzalez1]

Thank u 

[Ariiyiike]

You are welcome. We will both get over this trying times in our lives, we just need to keep hope alive. 

[Christinagonzalez1]

So true god bless u 

[Penny1961]

Can someone call or text me information about my spouse information to [phone number removed].. Penny Edmunds.. Thank you for your support God BLESS you and your FAMILY 

[mommac218]

It's been 10 weeks and 2 days since they received my Injured Spouse claim on 2/6, according to my transcript. Still no decision made, apparently, since they have not posted a subsequent payment to me. We never even got the notification that his refund was going to be offset in the first place, which they were supposed to send 45 days beforehand. Filing early apparently screwed us, since this is a student loan debt they offset, and the Department of Education is refunding those - but only ones processed after March 13! How is that fair? I still need the money , even though I filed my taxes earlier!! I'm in agreement, I think they should have to pay interest. You know they would be charging me interest if I owed the money to them!

[Pitbullmama6]

Advice? I filed my return electronically at the beginning of February to find out 2 weeks later my refund was being garnished due to my husband's student loans. I am the sole income in our household.  I mailed my injured spouse form 10 weeks ago and have not heard anything.  There is no way to speak to the IRS as when you call it says they have no live reps, I've called the Department of Education who say since it was garnished in Feb before the Cares Act I will not get the auto refund as others who waited until March to file(don't get me started on that...). To the best of my knowledge I should receive full refund as I am not the one responsible for the debt. I'm worried my form wasn't received or was put away somewhere to never be found.  I tried calling a taxpayer advocate today but have not heard back.  Has anyone else experienced this? Should I amend my return and submit again electronically with injured spouse? Is it just taking an extra long time for processing? If I knew they received it I would feel much better about it but I have no way to confirm they did receive it.   Any help is much appreciated.

[Christinagonzalez1]

Am going the same situation and I haven't heard anything from them I mailed my form on March 4th I actually took it in until the IRS office and I haven't heard anything I just got my whole taxes taken away and my stimulus check taken away

[SusanY1]

Unfortunately, yes, it it is just taking an extra long time to process anything at the IRS that was mailed in at this time, as the processing departments are closed.  

The average processing time for an injured spouse claim is 10-12 weeks.

Since it has been right at 10 weeks since you mailed your form, and the IRS stopped processing approximately 6 weeks ago, it seems highly likely that yours was not processed prior to the shutdown.

We do not know when the IRS is expected to resume operations but you can expect further delays once they do.  However, they will be processing items in the order that they were received when operations do resume.  

@Pitbullmama6

Your situation will be similar, the IRS shutdown occurred shortly after your form would have been received and therefore your form will also be processed when operations resume. 

@Christinagonzalez1

[Pitbullmama6]

Thanks for the reply, this certainly gives me some peace of mind.   If anyone is like me and isn't sure if they received your IS form you can go to the IRS website and get your online transcript.  It will say injured spouse with a date received.  At least this should give you peace of mind that they have it and it's just waiting for the processing...waiting a long time for the processing.

[Pitbullmama6]

Sorry you are going through this as well.  I think it's crazy that because we filed earlier than end of March we don't get the auto refund like everyone else in the same position.