Form 8379

(Rev. Novermber 2012) 

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 joint federal tax, you may qualify for innocent spouse relief for the year to which the 

overpayment was applied. See Innocent Spouse Relief, in the instructions for more information.

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 joint federal tax, you may qualify for innocent spouse relief for the year to which the 

overpayment was applied. See Innocent Spouse Relief, in the instructions for more information.

No. Go to line 5.

5 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) .

Skip lines 6 through 9 and 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 are divorced or legally separated from the spouse with whom you filed the joint return and 

you want your refund issued in your name only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No. 62474Q Form 8379 (Rev. 11-2012) 
Form 8379 (Rev. 11-2012) Page 2 

Part III Allocation Between Spouses of Items on the Joint Tax Return (see instructions)

Allocated Items (a) Amount shown 

on joint return

(b) Allocated to

injured spouse

(c) Allocated to 

other spouse

13 Income: a. Income reported on Form 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 (optional)

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. 11-2012)