If you owe back taxes or child support --- the IRS will seize your refund for that. No, you cannot stop them. If your spouse is the one who owes....then you may be able to file as an injured spouse to protect the part of the refund that is attributed to your earnings.
refund offset.
https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts
IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107
https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refunds/help/what-is-a-refund-offset/00/26301
Reduced Refund https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc203
NOTE: You can contact the IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107 to ask if they have an offset for you on file. TurboTax would not have that information.
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-payments/who-can-garnish-an-income-tax-refund/L7cPPzDyc
If you need to file as an injured spouse:
INJURED SPOUSE
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1910698-how-do-i-file-form-8379-injured-spouse-allocation
To use Form 8379 to report Injured Spouse: Go to
Federal>Other Tax Situations>Other Tax Forms
On Miscellaneous tax forms, click start or update for Report an Innocent or Injured Spouse
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