IRS transcript 2023 has my filing status and AGI wrong after filing a 1040x. Now it won’t accept my 2024 return. What should I do?

[jm_la-ny]

I have filed my 2023 taxes in April 2024 as Married filing jointly. I had to amend it last month (February 2025, obviously again as Married filing jointly) to add a forgotten IRA contribution. Very simple stuff. Now that the amendment for 2023 was accepted I went ahead to file my 2024 taxes, which were rejected, saying that my wife's AGI from 2023 did not match IRS records. To my surprise, when I checked the IRS account transcripts, my filing status is as SINGLE. So l went to check my 1040-x and I did mark the correct MARRIED FILING JOINTLY. Did anyone went through this limbo? Any guidance on how to fix this? It won’t accept my returns this year unless I use the incorrect AGI. What should I do to file?

[Vanessa A]

You will need to contact the IRS to get your records corrected.

If you want to file your return prior to them getting things corrected, you would need to use the information that is listed on your transcript.  

Did it list both you and your wife as single?  If it did, then you will need to enter what it says for her.  If it says she did not file a return, then you would enter $0 as her AGI.