Can someone explain how this works in AZ filing jointly and using the injured spouse form. My portion always goes to pay off the debt I owe but I also have more deductions and a higher income. For the past couple of years she has gotten some money back but she thinks it lower then it should be. How does the IRS determine how much money should go to who? Our tax person tells her she should be getting back 50% although he told me something different. When I called the IRS a couple of years ago the person I spoke to seemed to explain that there is formula and they refunded her amount that she should have been owed regardless of what I owed to the IRS. Obviously my portion was used towards the rest of my back taxes. My taxes are now paid off and this year we filed jointly with out the need for the injured spouse form. I am just trying to do what is right and make sure what she has gotten in the past was owed to her was the correct amount.
