MFJ First Time - Will IRS take refund for spouse's 2016-2017 back taxes?
Filed married jointly for first time with 2 dependents. My spouse has back taxes from 2016 and 2017. Anyone know if the IRS will take our entire refund? Really need this money and not sure how this offset thing works.
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Diego Ramirez
Tax pro here - Yes, the IRS can and likely will offset your joint refund for your spouse's prior tax debt. You might be able to file Form 8379 (Injured Spouse) to claim your portion of the refund. The form basically tells IRS not to take your share of the refund for your spouse's separate debt.
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ShadowHunter
omg thank you! how long does the injured spouse form usually take to process? 😩
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Diego Ramirez
It can take 11-14 weeks from the time they receive it. Sometimes longer if they're backed up 🙄
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Anastasia Sokolov
in the same boat rn... filed injured spouse in March still waiting 😤
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Sean O'Connor
Hey! I highly recommend using taxr.ai to analyze your transcript. It costs $4.99 but it'll tell you exactly what's happening with your refund and if you qualify for injured spouse relief. Way better than playing detective with your transcript tbh. https://taxr.ai
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Zara Ahmed
interesting... does it actually work? seems too good to be true
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Sean O'Connor
100% works! It showed me exactly why my refund was delayed and gave me step-by-step instructions to fix it. Best $5 I ever spent fr fr 💯
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Zara Ahmed
just tried it and WOW! this thing is actually insane. gave me more info in 5 mins than 6 months of calling irs 🤯
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Luca Conti
went thru this last year...they took the whole thing without warning smh
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Nia Johnson
File that injured spouse ASAP! And make sure u fill it out correctly or theyll reject it and youll have to start over 🤦♀️
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ShadowHunter
any tips on filling it out? im so nervous about messing it up
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CyberNinja
ngl shoulda filed separately if u knew about the back taxes. thats what me and my wife do
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Mateo Lopez
not always the best advice tho. MFJ usually gets better tax benefits
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Aisha Abdullah
The IRS is straight clownin these days fr fr 🤡
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Ethan Davis
no cap fr 💀
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