@vikasgupta wrote:
Thanks for your response.
I was married but my wife was in India and never came to USA. We are Indian citizens. My wife was not in USA and never came to USA before that and and the tax consultant I used also advised me to file as Single. But, it seems as per your suggestion, I need to file and amendment. As I mentioned, I applied for ITIN for my wife in 2020 and she has an ITIN now. I am will try to find some local professional advice here.
You will need to amend your prior year tax return to Married Filing Separately.
See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return originally completed and filed using TurboTax - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-to-amend-change-or-correct-a-return-you-already-...
If you are a US citizen or US resident and your spouse does not have a Social Security number or an ITIN and you are not applying for an ITIN with the tax return then you can only file your tax return as Married Filing Separately. Where asked to enter the spouse's Social Security number enter 999-88-9999. When you print the tax return erase the Social Security number for your spouse and manually enter NRA for non-resident alien.
You will have to print and mail the federal amended tax return, it cannot be e-filed.
