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I am filing for myself after having divorced 12/28/2018. When this program pulled up my PDF it uses my ex wife's name in place of my own - how do I make that change?
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I am filing for myself after having divorced 12/28/2018. When this program pulled up my PDF it uses my ex wife's name in place of my own - how do I make that change?
It is recommended that you open a brand new Turbo Tax account and not use your old one. If you need to use your old one, you will need to delete the information off regarding your ex-wife under the personal section of the program, and add your information as the tax payer.
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I am filing for myself after having divorced 12/28/2018. When this program pulled up my PDF it uses my ex wife's name in place of my own - how do I make that change?
TTax does not allow
multiple accounts to be combined into one account (or to split a single account
into multiple accounts).
TTax does not permit an account to be closed. Your only option is to make sure you pick one account and use it all of the time. You cannot delete any return per se, however you can manually delete all of the information in a return, and simply abandon that login ID .
There are numerous places where information may be contained for either you or your spouse. Most of these places are not easy to identify. If you attempt to alter the old 'Joint' account you risk missing one or more entries. The missed entries could plague you years resulting in erroneous or inaccurate returns sometime in the future.
TTax does not permit an account to be closed. Your only option is to make sure you pick one account and use it all of the time. You cannot delete any return per se, however you can manually delete all of the information in a return, and simply abandon that login ID .
There are numerous places where information may be contained for either you or your spouse. Most of these places are not easy to identify. If you attempt to alter the old 'Joint' account you risk missing one or more entries. The missed entries could plague you years resulting in erroneous or inaccurate returns sometime in the future.
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I am filing for myself after having divorced 12/28/2018. When this program pulled up my PDF it uses my ex wife's name in place of my own - how do I make that change?
If you used Turbo Tax last year you should start a brand new account for yourself and not transfer from last year. Online is only good for 1 return. But you can use the same email address for 5 accounts. How to start another return in the Online version https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288574
Divorced FAQ
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900134-what-if-i-was-divorced
Start a new account. Removing a spouse is not recommended
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3888578-how-do-i-remove-a-former-spouse-from-my-return
Getting Divorced article
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Getting-Divorced/INF12003.html
Video tips for Divorced couples
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Video--Tax-Tips-for-Divorced-Couples/INF14631....
And see what AGI to use
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3388645-what-agi-should-i-enter-if-i-m-recently-divorced-or-widowe...
Divorced FAQ
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900134-what-if-i-was-divorced
Start a new account. Removing a spouse is not recommended
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3888578-how-do-i-remove-a-former-spouse-from-my-return
Getting Divorced article
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Getting-Divorced/INF12003.html
Video tips for Divorced couples
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Video--Tax-Tips-for-Divorced-Couples/INF14631....
And see what AGI to use
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3388645-what-agi-should-i-enter-if-i-m-recently-divorced-or-widowe...
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