We owe no matter how we fill out our forms. But the amount varies. We also had it “married filed jointly” in 2021 and we owed 7k. Ugh. My husband was about to pass out. This year it’s just 2k. The way to deal with it if you don’t have money up front is: get into payment plan with IRS or charge it and deal with it later.

Didn’t you do taxes together? So it’s not “i” owe, it’s “we”.

Your husband and you have to split it. He pays half of this. It doesn’t matter whose income caused the debt. You were married so it has to be mutual debt. It’s not YOUR debt. He is on a hook for it too. No need to see him. Nothing to discuss

IRS payment could be split. He gives you check for whatever amount or transfers money to you for his half of debt or whatever he could afford and sends the rest later