It may be best to start injured spouse over by first deleting the innocent spouse and injured spouse forms:
To delete:
- Once in your return, click on My Account on the blue dashboard and choose Tools.
- Under Other helpful links... choose Delete a form
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Click Delete next to Form 8857 for Innocent Spouse
- Click Delete next to Form 8379 for Injured Spouse
For injured spouse:
- Once in your return, in the search box on the blue dashboard type "injured spouse"
- Click on blue "Jump to injured spouse" link
- Answer Yes to Do you want to claim innocent or injured spouse relief? on the "Innocent or Injured Spouse Relief" screen
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Do not enter a year on the "Innocent and Injured Spouse Relief" screen, just click Continue. (Although having Injured Spouse in the screen title, it is asking for innocent spouse years only.)
- Click Continue on the "Your Request For Innocent Spouse Relief"
- Once on the "Let's See if You Qualify for Injured Spouse Relief' begin to very carefully answer all questions.
- On the "Tell Us More About Your Situation" make sure to click the first box for filing joint, a box that describes your situation (federal tax,child support, student loan debt, etc) and also the box indicating you are not required to pay the past due amount.
