Get Irs 8379 2012

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to complete the IRS 8379 form online. Designed to help users navigate the form with ease, it ensures that you provide the necessary information to claim your injured spouse refund efficiently.

Follow the steps to fill out the form correctly.

1. Click the ‘Get Form’ button to access the IRS 8379 online and open it in your editor.
2. Enter the tax year for which you are filing the form as indicated in Part I.
3. Indicate whether you (or will you) file a joint return. If yes, proceed to the next question; if no, do not file this form.
4. Answer whether the IRS will use the joint overpayment to pay any legally enforceable past-due debts owed only by your spouse. If yes, go to the next line; if no, do not file this form.
5. Confirm if you are legally obligated to pay the past-due amount. If yes, do not file this form; if no, proceed to the next question.
6. State whether you were a resident of a community property state during the tax year. If yes, enter the state(s) name and skip to Part II; if no, continue to the next line.
7. Indicate if you made and reported payments, such as federal income tax withholding or estimated tax payments. If yes, skip to Part II; if no, proceed to the next question.
8. Confirm whether you had earned income. If yes, proceed; if no, continue to the next question.
9. Indicate if you claimed the earned income credit or additional child tax credit. If yes, skip the next line and fill out Part II; if no, proceed to the next question.
10. Confirm whether you claimed a refundable tax credit. If yes, go to Part II; if no, do not file this form.
11. In Part II, enter the required details as they appear on the tax return for which you are filing this form.
12. If divorced or legally separated, check the appropriate box to request the refund be issued in your name only.
13. Decide if you want any injured spouse refund mailed to a different address. If yes, provide the details.
14. In Part III, fill out the allocation between spouses of the items on the joint tax return according to the provided sections.
15. Complete Part IV by signing the form under penalties of perjury if you are filing it separately from your tax return.
16. Once you finish filling out the form, save your changes, and download or print the form for your records.

Complete your IRS 8379 form online today to ensure you receive your entitled refund.