If you are married filing jointly, you have the option of including an injured spouse claim on your return. The IRS can intercept the entire refund from a married couple's joint tax return even if only one of the spouses was legally liable for the debt. This can happen, for example, when one spouse owes child support. The responsibility for that debt is his alone, but his spouse will suffer—be "injured," in other words—when the IRS seizes the refund. A couple can file Form 8379 along with their joint tax return if they expect their refund to be seized.
How to Add Form 8379
What is Form 8379
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