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Find information about innocent spouse relief, injured spouse relief and other tax relief for spouses who owe extra taxes because of a joint tax return.

You may be eligible for equitable relief if your spouse understated or underpaid taxes due on your joint tax return and it would be unfair to hold you responsible.

You may qualify for penalty relief if you made an effort to meet your tax obligations but were unable due to circumstances beyond your control.

If you owe extra taxes because your spouse underreported income on your joint tax return, you may be eligible for innocent spouse relief.

Separation of liability can relieve you from paying your spouse's share of understated taxes from a joint tax return if you are no longer married or living together.

Topic No. 107, Tax Relief in Disaster Situations

If you filed your 2019 individual tax return by the July 15, 2020, deadline and got a refund, you may receive an interest payment, too.

If your tax refund was reduced to pay for your spouse's debts, you may be able to request injured spouse relief to get some of it back.

I want to hold a fundraising event to benefit charities. Are there any special rules?

Tax Tip 2024-60, June 24, 2024 — Tax relief is available for people living in areas declared disasters by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. To find out if an area qualifies for disaster tax relief, check IRS news from around the nation.