Here's the other issue I see with this whole disastrous M-E-S-S:
1. You submitted IS form 8379 for tax year 2019. That is the protection for 2019.
2. The stimulus check should either:
a. Have coverage from the 2019 Injured Spouse form
OR
b. Be regarded as income to a family and the IRS nor any other agency has the right to 'offset' as it is not reported income or part of the final report (your tax return) of what your income is for 2020.
How many brains does it take to understand that those payments were made to support the American people and for the Treasury and the IRS to NOT implement offsets? I'm sure there will be new rules for this in the 2020 filing period, but hey! We need the money now!
Sorry - doing a bit of venting, but the bottom line is that someone needs to correct this now - not in the next tax year.
