Question

Where do I find form 8379?

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
February 14, 2022
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Putting it into the search bar (as TurboTax recommends) does not give me the option to add the form, even though the program says it will. It literally just leads me back here...

TurboTax Deluxe Online

ColeenD3

There is another way to get to the form

Go to Tax Tools on the left-hand Tool Bar
Click on Tools
In the Tools Center, Click on Topic Search
Type in Injured Spouse and then click on the term when it pops up.

When filing jointly, the Injured Spouse Allocation (Form 8379) lets you recover your portion of your refund that was kept by the IRS to pay your spouse's debt (back taxes, back child support, etc.). Form 8379 can be filed right with your taxes. No special signature is needed.

It is your choice:

If you want only your name on the refund check - you will be the only one allowed to cash the check.

If you want both of your names - both of you, your spouse and you - will have to sign the check in order to cash it, or your direct deposit account for the refund would have to be under both of your names.

You must file jointly to use this form. Also, filing an 8379 will delay your federal refund by up to 14 weeks