Instructions For Form 8379 - Injured Spouse Allocation - 2016 Page 4
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4Any dependency exemptions must be
You are not required to provide the
Daytime phone number. Providing your
entered in whole numbers. Do not use
information requested on a form that is
daytime phone number may help speed the
fractions.
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
processing of Form 8379. We may have
Items of income, expenses, credits and
unless the form displays a valid OMB control
questions about items on it. If you answer
deductions must be allocated to the spouse
number. Books or records relating to a form
our questions over the phone, we may be
who would have entered the item on his or
or its instructions must be retained as long as
able to continue processing Form 8379
her separate return.
their contents may become material in the
without mailing you a letter.
Make sure the debt is subject to offset (for
administration of any Internal Revenue law.
example, a legally enforceable past-due
Generally, tax returns and return information
How To Avoid
federal tax, state income tax, child or spousal
are confidential, as required by Code section
Common Mistakes
support, state unemployment compensation
6103.
debts, or other federal nontax debt, such as
Mistakes may delay your refund or result in
The average time and expense required
a student loan).
notices being sent to you.
to complete and file this form will vary
If you file Form 8379 separately, do not
depending on individual circumstances. For
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask
include a copy of your joint tax return. This
the estimated averages, see the instructions
for the information on this form to carry out
will prevent delays in processing your
for your income tax return.
the Internal Revenue laws of the United
allocation. Make sure to enclose copies of all
States. You are required to give us the
Forms W-2 and W-2G for both spouses, and
If you have suggestions for making this
information. We need it to ensure that you
any Forms 1099 showing income tax
form simpler, we would be happy to hear
are complying with these laws and to allow
withheld.
from you. See the instructions for your
us to figure and collect the right amount of
If you file Form 8379 with your joint tax
income tax return.
tax.
return or amended joint tax return, enter
“Injured Spouse” in the upper left corner of
page 1 of your joint return.
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