You are talking the about the injured spouse allocation, if you're saying that your spouse has a debt that may result in your having your federal tax refund used to pay the debt. You don't have to file separately to request that your portion of any tax refund not be used to pay this debt.
To enter Injured Spouse information:
- Go to Federal
Taxes on the
left side of your screen.
- Go to the Other Tax
Situations tab
on the top of your screen.
- Choose Miscellaneous
Tax Forms.
- Click Start on Report an
injured or innocent spouse claim.
- On the next screen, say yes,
you want to file an innocent or injured spouse claim.
- On the Innocent and
Injured Spouse Relief screen, click Continue (you are not filing for innocent spouse
relief).
- On the next screen, once
again click Continue.
- The next screen is Let's See if
You Qualify for Injured Spouse Relief. Select your state, if it isn’t pre-selected. Answer
the question on the next screen and continue.
- Be careful on the next screen
Tell
Us More About Your Situation to select everything that applies to you. it’s
important that you are filing a
joint return, that there is some debt of your spouse that may reduce your refund (you can choose more
than one) and that you are not liable for this debt. Without all three
factors, you won’t qualify for injured spouse treatment.
- Continue
entering information from your return.
Form 8379, Injured Spouse
Allocation, will be filed along with your tax return.
**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"
