0125 Publ 6049 (PDF)

Official source: IRS Forms, Instructions & Publications (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p6049.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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Partners: Please share this divorce and tax toolkit with clients, members and others in your organization.

This toolkit provides tax filing education for divorced or separated clients. This helps clients who:

• Are getting divorced or separated

• Need information on changing their filing status

• Have lost the ability to claim dependents

• Need to withdraw funds from a retirement account to cover divorce expenses

• Are losing the ability to itemize on Schedule A due to divorce

• Need to add a new or additional source of income

This toolkit includes shareable resources and materials in multiple languages, such as:

• Official IRS.gov/divorce content

• Divorce and Taxes Checklist

• 5 Things to Know About Divorce and Taxes flyer

• Ready-to-use articles

• IRS Tax Tips for filing as separated or divorced

• IRS social media content related to supporting separated or divorced individuals

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Dear Partners,

Did you know that divorced taxpayers are three times more likely to have a balance due when the next filing season arrives? This is because they might not have the information necessary to address changes in filing status, withholdings, losing the ability to claim dependents or other factors.

Here’s how you can help:

• Inform people about IRS.gov/divorce . This new webpage can help taxpayers going through divorce reduce the chance of owing money when they file taxes.

• Share the information and materials in this toolkit with constituents, friends, family, community organizations and others through your website, social media accounts, newsletters, emails, or other methods. The IRS urges government representatives and agencies, community groups, non-profits, associations, education groups and anyone connected with people going through divorce or separation to share this information.

• Remind them that they may need to change their withholdings to avoid a balance due.

Information on these tools is provided later in this guide. To get the latest news:

• Subscribe to the Outreach Connection for Individuals page to get announcements about divorced and separated taxpayer tools and materials relating to them. You’ll get alerts when we post outreach materials, IRS Tax Tips, news releases and more.

• Follow the IRS on its social media platforms and please share our content on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Thank you for your help!

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IRS.gov resources

• The IRS.gov/divorce page is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Haitian Creole, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese-Simplified and Chinese-Traditional .

• Share the simple URL: irs.gov/divorce | irs.gov/divorcio

Ready-to-use articles

Copy this short article from IRS.gov and paste it into your emails, websites, newsletters and other materials.

• Divorce and separation can affect your taxes in English and Spanish .

IRS Tax Tips

Copy these Tax Tips from IRS.gov into emails, websites and newsletters.

• IRS Tax Tip 2023-97, Tax considerations for people who are separating or divorcing, available in English | Español | Chinese (simplified) | Chinese (traditional) | Korean | Russian | Vietnamese | Haitian Creole

Support materials

Below are previews of the IRS.gov/divorce landing page, IRS Tax Tips and flyers, along with links to available language options.

Use the flyers as:

• Information to distribute or post in your office or community

• Social media content

• Email or newsletter content

• Web content

To save these PDFs to your computer, click on the link for the flyer and then:

• Click “OK” to open the file.

• Click on “File,” then “Save as,” and select where to save the PDF.

  • If you’d like to use a different file name, type your chosen file name in the box.

  • Click “Save.” Once you have saved the image, you can print it or use it in your materials.

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• IRS.gov/divorce

English |

Spanish |

Russian |

Haitian Creole |

Korean |

Vietnamese |

Chinese Simplified |

Chinese Traditional |

• IRS Tax Tip

English |

Español |

Chinese (simplified) |

Chinese (traditional) |

Korean |

Vietnamese |

Haitian Creole |

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• Publication 5802, Divorce and Taxes Checklist English | Spanish |

• Publication 5854, 5 Things to Know About Divorce and Taxes English | Spanish |

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Social media content

To copy an image from this toolkit to use on your social media platforms:

• Right-click on the image.

• Choose “Save as Picture.”

• Select where on your computer you would like to save the image.

• Type your chosen file name in the “File name” box.

• Click “Save.”

• Below the images, see related social media posts you can copy and use with the images.

• These social media images, intended for electronic format use only, should not be used for printed materials.

Divorced and separated taxpayer information, including images and posts, are available in English and Spanish.

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When going through a legal separation or divorce, the change in your relationship status also affects your tax situation. #IRS has some tips that can help: https://ow.ly/nzTQ50PpU42

If you’re going through a divorce, don’t overlook the tax considerations that come into play. See an #IRS tax tip that can help you stay on track. https://ow.ly/nzTQ50PpU42

#IRS offers some tax considerations for people who are separating or divorcing: https://ow.ly/nzTQ50PpU42

Avoid a tax misstep after a divorce. Check out this #IRS tip on the tax implications of a change in relationship status: https://ow.ly/nzTQ50PpU42

There are important tax adjustments that separating, or recently divorced people should consider. #IRS has some tips at https://ow.ly/nzTQ50PpU42

Get to know the tax implications of a divorce, including how it affects your withholding, filing status and issues like alimony and child support. #IRS has info at: https://ow.ly/nzTQ50PpU42

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If you’re recently divorced, don’t overlook the tax considerations that come into play. #IRS has information to help you stay on track. www.irs.gov/divorce

When going through a legal separation or divorce, the change in your relationship status also affects your tax situation. #IRS has information that can help: www.irs.gov/divorce

#IRS offers some tax considerations for people who are separating or divorcing: www.irs.gov/divorce

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If you’re going through a divorce, don’t overlook the tax considerations that come into play. See an #IRS tax tip that can help you stay on track. www.irs.gov/divorce

Si se está divorciando, no pase por alto los temas de impuestos que pueden afectarle. Eche un vistazo a la información que le ofrece el #IRS en: www.irs.gov/divorcio

When going through a legal separation or divorce, the change in your relationship status also affects your tax situation. #IRS has some tips that can help: www.irs.gov/divorce

Si se separa legalmente o se divorcia, el cambio afecta su situación tributaria. El #IRS tiene información que puede serle útil: www.irs.gov/divorcio

#IRS offers some tax considerations for people who are separating or divorcing: www.irs.gov/divorce

El #IRS ofrece consideraciones a tener presentes si se está separando o divorciando. Vea: www.irs.gov/divorcio

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