My husband didn’t make enough to file and he owes child support can I file married filing separate With out them taking my return?

carey.miller — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:54:43 GMT

Re: My husband didn’t make enough to file and he owes child support can I file married filing separate With out them taking my return?

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 17:22:26 GMT

You can either file separate returns or you could file a joint return and use "injured spouse" to protect "your" part of the tax refund. MFS entails some disadvantages for you--such as no earned income credit, no education credit, no childcare credit, and less income to get the child tax credit--among other things.

INJURED SPOUSE

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1910698-how-do-i-file-form-8379-injured-spouse-allocation

If you were legally married at the end of 2022 your filing choices are married filing jointly or married filing separately.

Married Filing Jointly is usually better, even if one spouse had little or no income. When you file a joint return, you and your spouse will get the married filing jointly standard deduction of $25,900 (+$1400 for each spouse 65 or older) You are eligible for more credits including education credits, earned income credit, child and dependent care credit, and a larger income limit to receive the child tax credit.

If you choose to file married filing separately, both spouses have to file the same way—either you both itemize or you both use standard deduction. Your tax rate will be higher than on a joint return. Some of the special rules for filing separately include: you cannot get earned income credit, education credits, adoption credits, or deductions for student loan interest. A higher percent of your Social Security benefits may be taxable. Your limit for SALT (state and local taxes and sales tax) will be only $5000 per spouse. In many cases you will not be able to take the child and dependent care credit. The amount you can contribute to a retirement account will be affected. If you live in a community property state, you will be required to provide additional information regarding your spouse’s income. ( Community property states: AZ, CA, ID, LA, NV, NM, TX, WA, WI)

If you are using online TurboTax to prepare your returns, you will need to prepare two separate returns and pay twice.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894449-married-filing-jointly-vs-married-filing-separately

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901162-married-filing-separately-in-community-property-states

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894449-is-it-better-for-a-married-couple-to-file-jointly-or-separately

Re: My husband didn’t make enough to file and he owes child support can I file married filing separate With out them taking my return?

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 17:23:01 GMT

And..

You posted your question from a version of online Live software. If you are really using that “Live” software you can get help from your “expert.”

You are posting from TurboTax Live. You can arrange for the Live help you are paying the extra fee for with your questions from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific time.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4124827-how-do-i-connect-with-a-tax-expert-in-turbotax-live

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My husband didn’t make enough to file and he owes child support can I file married filing separate With out them taking my return?

Re: My husband didn’t make enough to file and he owes child support can I file married filing separate With out them taking my return?

Re: My husband didn’t make enough to file and he owes child support can I file married filing separate With out them taking my return?