You may be able to alleviate any recovery of amount owed from repayment of SSI by fililng an Injured Spouse form. An injured spouse claim is for allocation of a refund of a joint refund. You would add Form 8379 to your return to claim Injured Spouse.
How to Add Form 8379
What is Form 8379
If you are married on the last day of the year, you must either file Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately. Your spouse cannot file separately and claim you as a dependent. If you take the standard deduction, you receive $24,400 in 2019 for Married Filing Jointly status versus $12,200. If you do not have taxable income, it is unlikely that it would benefit you to file separately, as the taxable income would be higher due to the loss in deduction.
Additionally, there are some tax credits that are disallowed under the Married Filing Separately tax status, making it a less desirable option.
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