https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-filed-an-injured-spouse-form-and-the-irs-took-part-of-my-return-anyways-for-my-wife-s-debt-how/01/834155#M327989 Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:21:31 GMT jennabug74 2019-07-28T09:21:31Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-filed-an-injured-spouse-form-and-the-irs-took-part-of-my-return-anyways-for-my-wife-s-debt-how/01/834155#M327989 Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:21:31 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-filed-an-injured-spouse-form-and-the-irs-took-part-of-my-return-anyways-for-my-wife-s-debt-how/01/834155#M327989 jennabug74 2019-07-28T09:21:31Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-filed-an-injured-spouse-form-and-the-irs-took-part-of-my-return-anyways-for-my-wife-s-debt/01/834169#M327994 <P>Basically, you don't. When filing a joint return there is no such thing as "my" refund. It's only "our" refund. But for the debt there is only "his/her" debt. So when filing injured spouse because one spouse owes a debt and has a lien against their tax refund, that does not mean it's a 50/50 split. It's based on how much each individual spouse actually paid or had withheld in taxes.</P><P>For example, if both persons each earned $20K individually each year while person A has $500 coming back and person B has $5000 coming back based on the with holding from each individual's pay, then person B overpaid their taxes more. If person B is the one with the debt then the entire $5000 is applied to the debt and only the $500 of person A is refunded.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:59:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-filed-an-injured-spouse-form-and-the-irs-took-part-of-my-return-anyways-for-my-wife-s-debt/01/834169#M327994 Carl 2019-07-28T13:59:27Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-filed-an-injured-spouse-form-and-the-irs-took-part-of-my-return-anyways-for-my-wife-s-debt/01/834176#M327997 <P>In addition, if you live in a community property state then the injured spouse amount is considered to be community property so they take half of that as your spouses part.&nbsp;&nbsp; Injured spouse in a community property state does not protect much, if anything.</P> Sun, 28 Jul 2019 14:55:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-filed-an-injured-spouse-form-and-the-irs-took-part-of-my-return-anyways-for-my-wife-s-debt/01/834176#M327997 macuser_22 2019-07-28T14:55:46Z