Welcome to the Answer Library from Ask Blue J, tax technology that delivers fast, verifiable answers to your tax questions using an extensive database of curated tax content and industry-leading generative AI technology. Click here to explore all questions and answers to your pressing tax questions.
Yes, you can file your return electronically even though you are filing a Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation. The retrieved information confirms that Form 8379 can be filed electronically with your joint return. Specifically, it states that if you file Form 8379 with a joint return electronically, the processing time is about 11 weeks. This indicates that the IRS accepts electronic filings of Form 8379 along with the joint tax return.
Sources:
Publication 3007
Instructions for Form 8379 (11/2023)
Publication 1380
Publication 17 (2023)
Publication 504 (2023)
