Form 8379 lets you (the "injured spouse") get back your portion of a jointly-filed refund if it has been (or will be) seized or offset to pay your spouse's debt.
You must file jointly to use this form. Filing a Form 8379 will delay your federal refund by up to 14 weeks.
To file this form in TurboTax:
- Open or continue your return.
- In the search box, enter injured spouse and then select the Jump to link in the search results.
- Answer Yes to Do you want to claim innocent or injured spouse relief? and carefully follow the onscreen instructions.
Note: Pay close attention to the screens, as some of them apply to Innocent Spouse (Form 8857) which is different. Leave those questions blank if you only want to claim injured spouse relief.
Here's more info on the difference between Injured Spouse and Innocent Spouse.
Click this link for additional info for filling out Form 8379, Injured Spouse.
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