I have filed head of house hold due to my husband not paying taxes due to being a disabled veteran. He does however owe a federal debt. I wasn’t thinking and used our joint back account. Can the IRS garnish my tax refund just because he is on the joint bank account? If so, is there anything I can do to have my direct deposit changed?
If you and your spouse live together, you cannot file as Head of Household. You have to file as married filing jointly or married filing separately. Those are your two choices.
And...yes, the refund can be seized for tax your spouse owes. If you file a joint return, you can include an injured spouse form to protect your part of the refund.
INJURED SPOUSE
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1910698-how-do-i-file-form-8379-injured-spouse-allocation
To use Form 8379 to report Injured Spouse: Go to
Federal>Other Tax Situations>Other Tax Forms
On Miscellaneous tax forms, click start or update for Report an Innocent or Injured Spouse
Enter your E-mail address. We'll send you an e-mail with instructions to reset your password.
©1997-2022 Intuit, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intuit,
QuickBooks, QB, TurboTax, ProConnect, and Mint are registered
trademarks
of Intuit Inc. Terms and conditions, features, support, pricing,
and service options
subject to change without notice.
Security
Certification of the TurboTax Online application has been
performed by
C-Level Security.
By accessing and using this page you
agree to the
Terms of Use.
Accessibility
