You will file Form 8379 to get back your share of a joint refund.
This will occur when the joint refund is applied to a past-due obligation of the other spouse.
To prepare the form:
Select Tax Tools
- This is on the left sidebar
- You may have to minimize the Federal and State options
- You also may have to scroll down on that menu
- Once you can work on Tax Tools
- On the drop-down select Tools
- There will be 3 or 4 green boxes
- Select Topics Search
- Type the form number or a topic.
- 8379
- Continue through the questions.
- Follow the interview.
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