My husband owes the IRS. Will they take my stimulus check?

Question

My husband owes the IRS. Will they take my stimulus check?

Answer 1

If you filed a joint return, yes.  If you filed injured spouse, you will get your portion of the stimulus payment and they will keep his portion for the back taxes.

Answer 2

if you filed jointly...

Answer 3

If you filed a joint return, then yes the whole thing will be taken unless you also filed an injured spouse form - then only half will be taken.

Answer 4

Yes, if you filed a joint return and did not include an injured spouse form. If you filed separately and do not owe and federal or state debt, you should receive a stimulus check if otherwise qualified.

If you did file jointly and did not include the injured spouse form, you can always file one now. It's form 8379 which you can get at the IRS web site: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8379.pdf... This will allow you to receive 1/2 of the stimulus payment.

Answer 5

If you filed jointly then the stimulus will be offset to your husband debt.  (when you married your husband, you married his debt).

The only way to get your part was to have filed an injured spouse form.

Answer 6

yes they will.

Answer 7

Yes, if you filed a joint return.

Answer 8

YES, unfortunately unless you filed married filing separately. IRS will automatically deduct what your husband owes from your check

As indicated in the IRS Stimulus Check FAQ http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,i...

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Your payment may be less than the maximum for one or more of the following reasons:

- You are single and your net income tax liability is less than $600. If you file Form 1040 net income tax liability is the amount shown on Line 57, plus the amount on Line 52.

- You are married and your net income tax liability is less than $1,200.

- You are single and your adjusted gross income (AGI) is more than $75,000. On Form 1040, AGI is the amount on Line 37.

- You are married filing a joint return and your AGI is more than $150,000.

- You owe back taxes that reduced your payment.

- You have non-tax federal debts such as unpaid student loans or child-support obligations that reduced your payment.