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[davew128]

And btw, you cannot direct deposit your joint tax return into an account bearing only your name. You would have to manually deposit the check into the account. What they can garnish is up to whatever the judge signed off on on the judgement, who the money is owed to has no bearing on whether or not it can be intercepted, it's all about the court order (the judgement is a court order). If the judgement paperwork says your income tax refund can be intercepted, then it can be intercepted, doesn't matter if your husband works or not, or if he earned any of the money in the return.

Wrong on all counts. The IRS will not garnish anything in THIS instance, and if there was ever an issue an injured spouse form resolves the problem. Since husband is not working, no refund is attributable to him.

LdiJ already addressed your incorrect response on the bank information.

 

[kttrumbo]

So if we file bankruptcy,would that release the judgement against him?

 

[mommadoo2018]

"Therefore if only one spouse has the bank account its safest to make that spouse first on the tax return."

If you file jointly, the husband is automatically the primary taxpayer. My husband has been unable to work for almost 3 years and has zero income, but our taxes are filed under his SS#.

 

[ShyCat]

If you file jointly, the husband is automatically the primary taxpayer. My husband has been unable to work for almost 3 years and has zero income, but our taxes are filed under his SS#.

If you're filing jointly, your taxes are filed under both SSNs.

As for primary, there's nothing automatic about it. Since I'm the CFO of our household, I fill out the 1040 form with my name/SSN first and my husband's second (as the spouse).

 

[FrustratedMom72]

Well, I file my taxes with H & R Block and have my federal refund deposited into my account. We have 2 different accounts, one that only has my name on it and one that has both my husband's AND mine. I was told by the CPA who does our taxes that we cannot direct deposit a joint return into an account that does not bear both of our names.