When a married couple files a joint tax return, both spouses typically share responsibility for any tax liabilities. However, if one spouse has past-due debts - such as unpaid federal taxes, state ...

Joint returns plus past debt can cause tax headaches. Image: John Morgan via Flickr. One thing that married couples quickly realize is that the financial mistakes of one spouse can come back to haunt ...

I have a student loan in default that I took out before I was married 16 years ago. I couldn't get a job in my field for many reasons, and I stayed home to raise our children. We used the married ...

I filed as head of household already and received partial refund because my husband owes back taxes. Can i file Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation still? and if so would i have to change my filing ...

The Ninth Circuit, reversing and remanding the case to the Tax Court, held that a taxpayer was entitled to a refund of overpayments that the IRS had applied to a tax debt from a joint return she had ...

I usually file head of household because my husband hasn't been working but I am the sole provider in the home so I filed married-jointly this year. My check was offset considerably because of what I ...

IRS Form 8379 is the Injured Spouse Allocation that allows a spouse to reclaim their share of a joint tax refund that was seized to pay the other spouse's past-due debts. What Is IRS Form 8379: ...

One thing that married couples quickly realize is that the financial mistakes of one spouse can come back to haunt the other spouse. With Form 8379, however, couples can often save a portion of a tax ...