Injured spouse and stimulus payment

[janettealba]

The IRS has updated their FAQs to state DO NOT SEND ANOTHER 8379. 

[Slipkotter]

Thank you it's just so difficult to get a straight answer. They should have just exempted this payment from TOP what good does a payment during a national health crisis do you if it's just going to be taken by the state regardless of if you're the one who owes the debt or not. Not to mention the fact that it's our tax money being spent to satisfy a past arrearage to the individual states  for everyone this is affecting.

[21Lilah]

Well our letter is for 1200..unless all they gave us was 1200  but that's not how it works correct? Mine shows deposit in an account but that's not there I'm so confused 

[21Lilah]

Was it full amount? Mine says 1200 to my husband name.Have you called the treasury department 

[21Lilah]

For 2018 I filed an injured spouse form havent done 2019 taxes but says 1200 taken for child support. How did I know there is a 1200 for myself.  Nothing showed in my deposit 

[Nmatthew001]

The same thing happened to me! My hours were cut my husband put on furlough! He owes back pay mind you he currently has sole custody of the child he is paying back pay for! He lives with us. So no stimulus check. This is so sad and frustrating.

[21Lilah]

How much exactly was taken.

[Nmatthew001]

I called treasury department $5000 was put on his back pay! Just sucks, we are really hurting and thought we would get some of it and some go to his back pay. Like I said that child he pays back pay for has lived with us for 2 years. :(

Oh and because I'm working we dont qualify to get food stamps fast, I have to wait. 

[Shadrake]

@janettealba where did you find that information?

[21Lilah]

But was that your stimulus and your husbands.Did you file the injured spouse form ? Why has your husband not report you have the child.that is unfair

[Nmatthew001]

Yes I have filed injured spouse form for 3 years. The state knows we have custody it was appointed by a judge. The grandma had custody for little while and didnt take him off child support when we got him. He stopped paying current but owed back pay. I called the treasury the whole stimulus was put on his back pay. We also got a letter. 

[Critter]

@Nmatthew001

You cannot just decide to stop paying the support when it is court ordered even if the child is now with you ... the court order must be modified so the child support agency will stop looking for it ... this problem is of your own making so get it corrected (hopefully retroactively) ASAP.  

[21Lilah]

Mine isnt that issue mine is my husbands past child support and it only shows 12 went to attorney general 

[Nmatthew001]

Stinks so bad!

[Nmatthew001]

@janettealba in the same boat, I dont understand