Trying tomake sure I put in injured spouse form right

melinda-hunter91 · ‎February 5, 2021

Need help with injured spouse form

HelenC12 · ‎February 5, 2021

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An injured spouse seeks to protect his or her share of the joint refund in case it gets seized or offset due to the other spouse's debts or unpaid obligations.

Whereas an innocent spouse filed a joint return but was unaware that their spouse deliberately under-reported their tax liability. By filing as an innocent spouse (Form 8857), s/he can be protected from additional taxes, penalties, and interest when the IRS later finds out about the unreported income.

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