Joint returns plus past debt can cause tax headaches. Image: John Morgan via Flickr. One thing that married couples quickly realize is that the financial mistakes of one spouse can come back to haunt ...

When a married couple files a joint tax return, both spouses typically share responsibility for any tax liabilities. However, if one spouse has past-due debts - such as unpaid federal taxes, state ...

I efiled on 2-20-12 and IRS excepted it that day. I had a date for my refund and then that day came and IRS changed it. Now I have a message that "they received it and it is being processed". I'm the ...

I filed married filing jointly, my husband had no income at all. Every bit of the income was mine, but the return was intercepted due to a debt that he owes. Not a debt that I owe. I filed form 8379 ...

One thing that married couples quickly realize is that the financial mistakes of one spouse can come back to haunt the other spouse. With Form 8379, however, couples can often save a portion of a tax ...