Is an injured spouse form an amended return?

If spouses file a joint tax return and a refund is applied to one spouse’s past-due debts, the “injured” spouse can file Form 8379 to get their share of the refund. An injured spouse form can be filed with a joint tax return, amended joint tax return, or afterward by itself.

How long does injured spouse refund take 2018?

Generally: If you file Form 8379 with a joint return electronically, the time needed to process it is about 11 weeks. If you file Form 8379 with a joint return on paper, the time needed is about 14 weeks. If you file Form 8379 by itself after a joint return has already been processed, the time needed is about 8 weeks.

Do I need to file injured spouse this year?

Injured Spouse Allocation is when past-due taxes and/or debts have placed your tax refund in danger. You must file Form 8379 for each year you meet this condition and want your portion of any offset amount refunded.

How do you file injured spouse on taxes?

Form 8379 is filed by one spouse (the injured spouse) on a jointly filed tax return when the joint overpayment was (or is expected to be) applied (offset) to a past-due obligation of the other spouse. By filing Form 8379, the injured spouse may be able to get back his or her share of the joint refund.

When to file IRS Form 8379 injured spouse allocation?

Form 8379 essentially asks the IRS to release the injured spouse’s portion of the refund. A couple can file Form 8379 along with their joint tax return if they expect their refund to be seized. Alternatively, the injured spouse can file it separately from the return if they find out after they file that a refund was seized.

How to file an injured spouse tax return?

You may file form 8379 along with your original tax return or you may file it by itself after you are notified of an offset. You can file the Form 8379 electronically. Injured Spouse Allocation Form Screenshot from IRS

What do you need to know about IRS Form 8379?

Form 8379 essentially asks the IRS to release the injured spouse’s portion of the refund. A couple can file Form 8379 along with their joint tax return if they expect their refund to be seized.

When does the IRS intercept an injured spouse refund?

Injured spouses The IRS can intercept the entire refund from a married couple’s joint tax return even if only one of the spouses was legally liable for the debt. This can happen, for example, when one spouse owes child support.