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tony3
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I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

Wife submitted her taxes filing separately previously. We had no idea how to file taxes for me. I had to file an extension. I just submitted my taxes claiming her as my wife. Will her taxes now have to be amended?
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I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

Did you just file a Joint return?  If your wife was on it then yours should reject.  If your return rejects then ignore your return and just amend her return to Joint and add your info to hers.   If you return gets accepted we have to figure out what to do.  

You can check your efile status here     <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/">https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/ef...>
Carl
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I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

A social security number can only be used on one tax return each year. So if your wife e-filed her tax return ***AND*** it was accepted by the IRS, then the joint return you filed with her SSN on it will be rejected by the IRS.
rjs
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I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

What do you mean by "filing with my wife" and "claiming her as my wife"? Did you file as married filing jointly? If not, how exactly did you include your wife on the tax return that you just filed? You cannot claim your wife as your dependent.

Did you e-file your tax return or did you mail it?

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

And if you did file a Joint return did you reenter all her info and income again on the Joint return?
tony3
New Member

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

Everyone, Thank you for chiming in.

@Carl So, we'll have to deal with amending both of our tax submissions?

@rjs efile. I filed as married. When she filed, she did not file as married.

@VolvoGirl We did not file jointly. She filed individually at first. I filed later on, just yesterday and filed as married. We got married in October of 2016 (not sure if this information helps).

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

How did you file as married?  Married is either as Joint or Married filing Separately.
How did she file?  There is no individually.  There is Single or Married Filing Separately.
tony3
New Member

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

@VolvoGirl It gave me the option in the efile. It even pulled up all of her information. I believe I selected "joint". But don't remember seeing that. Just gave option if I'm married, then to enter her information. Once I typed in her info, it pulled up all of her tax information and everything.

I found it strange, that it was able to pull up her info, but not able to differentiate on that she filed her taxes already. Which is why I'm a bit confused.

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

First of all you need to find out if both returns were accepted or rejected.  Or was one mailed?  If you just submitted yours I imagine it will reject.  You can check the efile status here.  Look up for each of you.   <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/">https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/ef...>

You need to print out each return and see exactly how they were filed.  If she filed single that was wrong.  When you filed what did it find/pull up for her?  Did it import her W2?  Or did it transfer her info from 2015 last year?  Did you file a Joint return last year?

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

OR did you do your return by logging into her account?
Carl
Level 15

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

Assuming that the only tax return filed and accepted by the IRS is your wife's return, where she filed as married filing separate, you only need to amend her return and change it to Married Filing Joint, and then add yourself and your income to it. You do NOT need to create a separate return for married filing joint.
Do note that an amended return can not be e-filed, because the IRS says so. You have to print it, sign it (both of you) and mail it to the IRS. When you mail it, send it certified mail, return receipt *required* (not requested). You can expect it to take 8-16 weeks for them to process an amended return. You can track the amended return at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return">https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-re... WEEKS*** after you mail it. Until then, it will not show up on that website.

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

IF she filed as single or married filing separately, and IF you just filed a joint married return (married filing jointly), then the joint return will automatically cancel the separate or single return.  However, if she got a refund from her separate return, that will eventually have to be paid back, since the joint return won't know that a separate return was also filed.  You should wait for the IRS to send a bill, or they might adjust the refund claimed on the joint return.  Either way, expect to have to pay that back one way or the other.

Alternatively, the other way to fix the fact of her filing separately, is for her to file an amended return that changes from separate to joint, and adds you and all your information.  Amended returns can't be e-filed, they must be printed and mailed, and they include an extra form 1040-X.  If you did this, you don't need to do anything further.

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It sounds, though, that you may be confused on what you actually did.  

If you are using Turbotax Online, each account can only prepare and file one tax return.  So if you were logged into her account, then you probably didn't actually file a second return, you only changed the account without sending those changes to the IRS.

Also, be aware that if you electronically submitted a joint return listing your spouse, it probably would have been rejected due to a duplicate SSN (since she already filed).  (Maybe it would have been accepted if you were changing from single to joint but I don't think so.)

Start by trying to locate whether you have one online account or more than one account.  Use the account recovery tool and check all the email addresses you or she might have used.  (You may need to clear your browser cache and cookies in between attempts).   https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery/  Print a copy of each tax return you can find.

Then, use the Turbotax e-file checker to see whether or not you really submitted one return, or two returns.  Be aware that with a joint return, you use the SSN of the person listed first.   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

Then do the following:

If you confirm that two returns were e-filed and both were accepted, wait for the IRS to take the next step.  (But I suspect this did not happen.)

If you confirm that your spouse's return was accepted, but your joint return was accepted, you have two possible options.  

a. Mail the joint return.

b. Forget the joint return and prepare an amended return from her original account.

If you find that you changed your spouse's account but never actually filed it, you will have a problem since changing the file without using the amending process will make it impossible to actually file an amended return.  I would suggest you start a new account to prepare a fresh joint return and mail it in. (You will be rejected to e-file due to duplicate SSN.)  Remember to make plans to repay your wife's tax refund.

tony3
New Member

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

Hello Opus, my return was just rejected exactly as you said. Duplicate SSN. Will I now need to file another extension? Amend her's and resubmit mine as filing jointly?

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

No more extensions .  It's good that your return rejected.  You now just need to amend her return and change it to Joint and add all your info to hers.   Just abandon your account and return.  

How to amend
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tony3
New Member

I just submit my taxes filing with my wife. Will she have to amend her taxes that she already filed?

I paid the deluxe through mine. Will I get a refund? I'm sure it will charge me again while I amend hers.
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