Form 8379

(Rev. November 2016) 

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Injured Spouse Allocation

▶ Information about Form 8379 and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form8379.

OMB No. 1545-0074 

Attachment 

Sequence No. 104

Part I Should You File This Form? You must complete this part.

1 Enter the tax year for which you are filing this form. ▶ Answer the following questions for that year.

2 Did you (or will you) file a joint return?

Yes. Go to line 3.

No. Stop here. Do not file this form. You are not an injured spouse.

3 Did (or will) the IRS use the joint overpayment to pay any of the following legally enforceable past-due debt(s) owed only by your 

spouse? (see instructions) 

• Federal tax • State income tax • State unemployment compensation • Child support • Spousal support 

• Federal nontax debt (such as a student loan) 

Yes. Go to line 4.

No. Stop here. Do not file this form. You are not an injured spouse.

Note: If the past-due amount is for a federal tax liability owed by both you and your spouse, you may qualify for innocent 

spouse relief for the year to which the joint overpayment was (or will be) applied. See Innocent Spouse Relief in the 

instructions.

4 Are you legally obligated to pay this past-due amount?

Yes. Stop here. Do not file this form. You are not an injured spouse.

Note: If the past-due amount is for a federal tax liability owed by both you and your spouse, you may qualify for innocent 

spouse relief for the year to which the joint overpayment was (or will be) applied. See Innocent Spouse Relief in the 

instructions.

No. Go to line 5a.

5a Were you a resident of a community property state at any time during the tax year entered on line 1? (see instructions)

Yes. Enter the name(s) of the community property state(s) .

Go to line 5b.

No. Skip line 5b and go to line 6.

b If you answered “Yes” on line 5a, was your marriage recognized under the laws of the community property state(s)? (see 

instructions)

Yes. Skip lines 6 through 9. Go to Part II and complete the rest of this form.

No. Go to line 6.

6 Did you make and report payments, such as federal income tax withholding or estimated tax payments?

Yes. Skip lines 7 through 9 and go to Part II and complete the rest of this form.

No. Go to line 7.

7 Did you have earned income, such as wages, salaries, or self-employment income?

Yes. Go to line 8.

No. Skip line 8 and go to line 9.

8 Did (or will) you claim the earned income credit or additional child tax credit?

Yes. Skip line 9 and go to Part II and complete the rest of this form.

No. Go to line 9.

9 Did (or will) you claim a refundable tax credit? (see instructions)

Yes. Go to Part II and complete the rest of this form.

No. Stop here. Do not file this form. You are not an injured spouse.

Part II Information About the Joint Tax Return for Which This Form Is Filed

10 Enter the following information exactly as it is shown on the tax return for which you are filing this form. 

The spouse’s name and social security number shown first on that tax return must also be shown first below.

First name, initial, and last name shown first on the return Social security number shown first If Injured Spouse, 

check here ▶

First name, initial, and last name shown second on the return Social security number shown second If Injured Spouse, 

check here ▶

11 Check this box only if you want your refund issued in both names. Otherwise, separate refunds will be issued for each

spouse, if applicable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 Do you want any injured spouse refund mailed to an address different from the one on your joint return? 

If “Yes,” enter the address.

Yes No

Number and street City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No. 62474Q Form 8379 (Rev. 11-2016) 
Form 8379 (Rev. 11-2016) Page 2 

Part III Allocation Between Spouses of Items on the Joint Tax Return (See the separate Form 8379 instructions for Part III.)

Allocated Items 

(Column (a) must equal columns (b) + (c))

(a) Amount shown 

on joint return

(b) Allocated to

injured spouse

(c) Allocated to 

other spouse

13 Income: a. Income reported on Form(s) W-2 

b. All other income

14 Adjustments to income

15 Standard deduction or Itemized deductions

16 Number of exemptions

17 Credits (do not include any earned income credit)

18 Other taxes

19 Federal income tax withheld

20 Payments

Part IV Signature. Complete this part only if you are filing Form 8379 by itself and not with your tax return.

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this form and any accompanying schedules or statements and to the best of my knowledge 

and belief, they are true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any 

knowledge.

Keep a copy of 

this form for 

your records

Injured spouse’s signature Date Phone number

Paid 

Preparer 

Use Only

Print/Type preparer’s name Preparer’s signature Date

Check if 

self-employed

PTIN

Firm’s name ▶ Firm’s EIN ▶

Firm’s address ▶ Phone no.

Form 8379 (Rev. 11-2016)