https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/wife-has-department-of-education-loans-that-are-in-default-i-had-a-small-income-of-5500-being-self/01/1084202#M25602 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:17:16 GMT jjbs098 2020-02-04T20:17:16Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/wife-has-department-of-education-loans-that-are-in-default-i-had-a-small-income-of-5500-being-self/01/1084202#M25602 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:17:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/wife-has-department-of-education-loans-that-are-in-default-i-had-a-small-income-of-5500-being-self/01/1084202#M25602 jjbs098 2020-02-04T20:17:16Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-wife-has-department-of-education-loans-that-are-in-default-i-had-a-small-income-of-5500-bein/01/1084385#M25611 <P>Yes, you can file form 8379 with your tax return to prevent the IRS from offset your share of the refund.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If as you said, your wife is the breadwinner of the family, all or most of the refund may be her share and will be offset to repay her delinquent student loans.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>To file form 8379, please read the instructions in this&nbsp;<A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/accessing/help/how-do-i-file-form-8379-injured-spouse-allocation/00/26228" target="_blank">TurboTax Help topic</A>.</P> Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:33:55 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-wife-has-department-of-education-loans-that-are-in-default-i-had-a-small-income-of-5500-bein/01/1084385#M25611 MinhT1 2020-02-04T20:33:55Z