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I am trying to keep my wife from being penalized for taxes I owe from 2015 We did not marry until 2016

 
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TomD8
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I am trying to keep my wife from being penalized for taxes I owe from 2015 We did not marry until 2016

File a joint return and include Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation.  This will protect your wife's portion of any refund.  This explains how:  https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3701947-how-to-file-form-8379

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.

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TomD8
Level 15

I am trying to keep my wife from being penalized for taxes I owe from 2015 We did not marry until 2016

File a joint return and include Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation.  This will protect your wife's portion of any refund.  This explains how:  https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3701947-how-to-file-form-8379

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.

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