https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-the-government-hold-my-tax-return-since-my-fiance-has-a-defaulted-student-loan/01/81941#M1650 Last year my fiance and I filed with me as head of household and her a a dependent since she has no income and our refund was not affected. This year we wanted to file jointly but I don't know if the government will take our return to settle her debt.<BR /><BR />Should we file jointly or not? <BR /><BR />And is there still a risk even when I file with her as a dependent? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:06:23 GMT kalebrance85 2019-06-01T03:06:23Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-the-government-hold-my-tax-return-since-my-fiance-has-a-defaulted-student-loan/01/81941#M1650 Last year my fiance and I filed with me as head of household and her a a dependent since she has no income and our refund was not affected. This year we wanted to file jointly but I don't know if the government will take our return to settle her debt.<BR /><BR />Should we file jointly or not? <BR /><BR />And is there still a risk even when I file with her as a dependent? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:06:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-the-government-hold-my-tax-return-since-my-fiance-has-a-defaulted-student-loan/01/81941#M1650 kalebrance85 2019-06-01T03:06:23Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/if-you-were-not-married-on-or-before-dec-31-of-the-tax-ye/01/81951#M1652 <P>IF you were not married on or before Dec 31 of the tax year, filing a joint return is not an available option to either of you. If you are not filing joint (you're not, since you don't qualify) you have nothing to be concerned about. <BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:06:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/if-you-were-not-married-on-or-before-dec-31-of-the-tax-ye/01/81951#M1652 Carl 2019-06-01T03:06:25Z