Irs Stimulus Injured Spouse Update
The irs has issued approximately 160 million payments from the first round of economic impact payments totaling over 270 billion.
Irs stimulus injured spouse update. For these individuals the irs offset their stimulus check for past due child. If you have questions about the second economic impact payment also known as stimulus payments see the related questions and answers. Filed an injured spouse claim on their 2018 or 2019 tax return.
Now the irs says that you do not need to take any action and do not need to submit a form 8379. These spouses do not need to take any action to get their money. They will be mailed as checks to any eligible spouse who submitted form 8379 injured spouse allocation along with their 2019 federal income tax return or in some cases their 2018 return.
The irs will issue supplemental payments in the coming weeks to eligible individuals who normally do not have to file a tax return and claimed at least one qualifying child but did not receive the qualifying child portion of the payment. If you are married filing jointly and you filed an injured spouse claim with your 2019 tax return or 2018 tax return if you haven t filed your 2019 tax return half of the total payment will be. You can find out more about injured spouse here and you can download form 8379 here.
Please do not call the irs. These catch up payments are due to be issued in early to mid september. The stimulus payments will be mailed as checks to any eligible spouse who submitted form 8379 injured spouse allocation along with their 2019 federal income tax return or in some cases.
The cares act allows an offset or withholding for a stimulus recipient who owes back child support. Initially the irs advised that if you are an injured spouse but did not have a form 8379 for the return used to calculate your stimulus check and your portion was withheld you need to fax or mail a completed form 8379 as soon as possible. In the rush to send out stimulus payments however the irs improperly withheld payments from about 50 000 people.
The treasury department and the internal revenue service released updated information.