The short answer
Innocent spouse relief frees you from tax caused by your spouse's errors on a joint return. Injured spouse relief gets back your share of a joint refund taken for your spouse's debts. Innocent spouse uses Form 8857. Injured spouse uses Form 8379.
Words to know
- Form 8379
- The form to ask for injured spouse relief, to get back your share of a joint refund.
- Form 8857
- The form to ask for innocent spouse relief.
- Injured spouse relief
- A way to get back your part of a joint refund that was taken to pay your spouse's debts.
- Innocent spouse relief
- Relief from tax your spouse caused on a joint return, if you didn't know about the errors.