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You are both responsible for debts for necessary household things that are used by the family. For example, if your spouse buys a stove that your family uses, you are both responsible for paying that debt. You are both responsible for each other's medical bills and expenses.

For medical debt, the debt is owed by both spouses is the spouses lived together and were married when one of the spouses incurred the debt. This is true both before and after the death of one spouse. Any medical debt incurred before marriage, or while not living together, would not be liable by both spouses.

The Revenue Recapture program allows the Minnesota Department of Revenue to recapture (take) your individual tax refunds or other payments and apply them to debts we're collecting for other agencies or for the federal government. (See Minnesota Statutes, section 270A.

Minnesota offers a state-specific tax exemption (subtraction) for some loan forgiveness programs that are subject to federal income tax. The exemption covers loan forgiveness under four federal income-based repayment plans and the Minnesota Teacher Shortage Loan forgiveness program.

If the debt was acquired together, known as marital debt, the court will most likely rule that the couple is equally responsible for paying off the debt. For debt that was acquired outside of marriage by one spouse, known as non-marital debt, the court typically rules that the individual pay off their respective debt.

If you cannot pay your full tax liability or doing so creates a financial hardship, it may be an option. We generally accept a compromise when the amount offered represents the most we may expect to collect.