topic Can the irs take my money from a joint return last year? in After you file https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/can-the-irs-take-my-money-from-a-joint-return-last-year/01/672286#M132166 So last year my now ex husband and I filed jointly, and ended up owing the irs. This year we are no longer married so I filed alone and head of household. Can the irs take the money owed out of my return when it was both of us who owe it? Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:29:48 GMT charnbry91 2019-06-06T10:29:48Z Can the irs take my money from a joint return last year? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/can-the-irs-take-my-money-from-a-joint-return-last-year/01/672286#M132166 So last year my now ex husband and I filed jointly, and ended up owing the irs. This year we are no longer married so I filed alone and head of household. Can the irs take the money owed out of my return when it was both of us who owe it? Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:29:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/can-the-irs-take-my-money-from-a-joint-return-last-year/01/672286#M132166 charnbry91 2019-06-06T10:29:48Z Yes. Since you are liable for the debt, they may offset y... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/yes-since-you-are-liable-for-the-debt-they-may-offset-y/01/672295#M132168 <P><B>Yes.</B> Since&nbsp;you are liable for the debt, they may offset your refund&nbsp;as well as his. I'm not sure how&nbsp;they would determine the amount to take from each&nbsp;of you though.<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:29:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/yes-since-you-are-liable-for-the-debt-they-may-offset-y/01/672295#M132168 KatrinaB 2019-06-06T10:29:49Z Ok thank you so much! I figured that would be the case, b... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/ok-thank-you-so-much-i-figured-that-would-be-the-case-b/01/672302#M132169 Ok thank you so much! I figured that would be the case, but I thought a second opinion wouldn't hurt! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:29:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/ok-thank-you-so-much-i-figured-that-would-be-the-case-b/01/672302#M132169 charnbry91 2019-06-06T10:29:52Z Your welcome! https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/your-welcome/01/672308#M132171 Your welcome! Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:29:53 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/your-welcome/01/672308#M132171 KatrinaB 2019-06-06T10:29:53Z