topic I need to know how to allocate the exemptions and tax breaks manually on an injured spouse form. Turbo tax is setting the exemptions as 0, but we have a family of 5. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I need to know how to allocate the exemptions and tax breaks manually on an injured spouse form. Turbo tax is setting the exemptions as 0, but we have a family of 5.

kjekje42 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:41:47 GMT

I also supported my husband and family in 2019 and do not owe his debt obligations. I would like to manually change the deductions and exemption amounts, but Turbo Tax is setting it for my form, but incorrectly. Please help.

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AnnetteB6 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:22:52 GMT

TurboTax is correctly setting the exemptions amount to 0.

Starting with the 2018 tax return, claiming personal exemptions was eliminated from the Federal tax return due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. There is no longer a deduction on your return for personal exemptions, so you cannot allocate them between you and your spouse.

Thus far, Form 8379 still shows the line for exemptions, but the IRS instructions for that form say to enter '0'. Here is a link to the full document: Instructions for Form 8379

See the excerpt below:

Re: I need to know how to allocate the exemptions and tax breaks manually on an injured spouse fo...

kjekje42 — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:46:03 GMT

Thank you for the reply. I appreciate it.