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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.

Disaster Relief: Contributions to US Organizations for International Relief

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.

Tax Tip 2025-43, June 26, 2025 — Although hurricane season is underway, disasters can happen anywhere and anytime. IRS.gov has information disaster survivors may need, including information about disaster-related filing extensions and tax relief.