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posted Jun 1, 2019 9:33:00 AM

Need to get access to my jointly filed tax returns my husband filed and won’t show me how do I get access to it ? He filed through turbo tax

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Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 9:33:02 AM

You cannot get access unless you know the account and username he used.  BUT you can get a free transcript from the IRS:

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

There seems to be more to this story.  Your spouse cannot file a joint return without your permission, and you have every right to see that return--it has your name and Social Security number on it and your information on it.  And if he e-filed it, it has your "electronic" signature.  

Although you can get the federal return from the IRS, you might have to pursue the state return through your state somehow.  The IRS will not know anything about your state return.


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Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 9:33:02 AM

You cannot get access unless you know the account and username he used.  BUT you can get a free transcript from the IRS:

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

There seems to be more to this story.  Your spouse cannot file a joint return without your permission, and you have every right to see that return--it has your name and Social Security number on it and your information on it.  And if he e-filed it, it has your "electronic" signature.  

Although you can get the federal return from the IRS, you might have to pursue the state return through your state somehow.  The IRS will not know anything about your state return.


Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 9:33:05 AM
New Member
Jun 1, 2019 9:33:06 AM

Thank you ! There is a lot , we’ve been married 6 years and got married at 18 . I was very young so I always allowed him to file for us . Since then he was served with divorce papers but never followed up . We tried working it out so I’ve always let him claim my daughter and I since were married BUT I never knew I had to sign a joint filing . He has never showed me that actual amount of our tax refund he’s always just “told me” he lied and said he wasn’t able to access his turbo tax because it was linked to him military email so I made one to see if with my social I can get access to them . I know the user name but I don’t know the account pass word or his passwords for the two emails he has on line . I know his social and since he’s military I was trying to avoid going directly to the irs . Yes I allowed him to file joint but I never gave him permission to sign on my behalf nor did I know I had to sign because he won’t show me the actual refund...

Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 9:33:08 AM

You can get that transcript from the IRS online using your own Social Security number.  Or for a fee of $50 you can get an actual copy of the tax return.  As for "claiming" you-- a spouse can never be claimed as a dependent.  When you are a married couple, you can file a joint return and claim your child as a dependent.  
Obtaining the transcript from the IRS will not get your spouse in "trouble" if that is what you are worried about.  You have every right to know what was filed with your name on it, as your divorce attorney will also tell you.  If he filed a joint return, then the tax refunds had YOUR name on them, too.  The IRS issues tax returns for joint returns to both of the people whose names are on the return.  Sorry you are married to someone you cannot trust.  Sounds like it time for you start learning about taxes and finances for yourself.

New Member
Jun 1, 2019 9:33:10 AM

Yes , it’s very sad that he’s so disgustingly greedy but thank you for the info . I wa a just trying to see if I could access them without waiting to contact him because I know all his information but I don’t know his password ..so if I’m not a dependent to him and we are only claiming our child as one since he said he files joint do I legally have to sign the papers ? Because I’ve not only never seen a tax return actual statement I’ve never signed or gave my permission to sing for me and he does not have power of attorney ? When filing jointly is it legal for him to just sign my name stating that I’ve seen all this info and what not without me knowing ? He will just give me 1,000

Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 9:33:11 AM

A joint tax return requires that both of the people sign the return.  If the return was mailed, then you were supposed to use a pen and sign it yourself.  So he might have forged your signature if he printed and mailed it.  Or if he e-filed, he "signed" it electronically, but that was still your "electronic signature"  on the return.  You are legally responsible for what that return said.  If he falsified any information on those returns, you will have a problem.
Again--get a free transcript of your return(s) from the IRS so you can see what was on them.  You can use your own Social Security number to get the transcripts.

New Member
Jun 1, 2019 9:33:13 AM

Thank you so much ! So even if I said yes file joint but I didn’t give him permission to sign the document for me because I had no idea he’s nevrr even let me see the return and he went and signed electronically without me knowing I don’t even have access to what my electronic signature is , is he allowed to do that ? I will do that ! Thank you so much

Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 9:33:15 AM

You knew your spouse was filing a joint return and went along with it, so he could "sign" electronically for you. It only takes one person to sit at the keyboard and do that.   That he did not show you the tax return or tell you anything about it is a problem you have within your marriage.  If you are now divorcing and you have a child, it is time to start learning -- get your past return transcripts so you will have income information to share with your attorney.

Level 1
Apr 24, 2020 2:25:46 PM

thank you we already received the state and he said the federal came and gave me my part of it. However he's saying that the stimulus has not arrived yet I don't know if that's true or not because he lies I need to find that out because I don't have access to his bank account now instead of doing the split refund with information and form I gave him he just had it all go into his account

 

Level 1
Apr 24, 2020 2:45:48 PM

Thank you but we are divorced. He moved out of his house and move in with his girlfriend in October I am still at the house. He was not going to file because he was only going to get 300 so he thought mine would make no difference sweet it added $800 more. I said please come here we will file them together he refused to I didn't want to argue any longer and he took the information and I'm still waiting for a copy I saw briefly on his phone. I just want to know where the stimulus is if it did come or not. no we don't have any children together I do not have an attorney neither one of us did the divorce was final back in February

 

Level 1
Apr 24, 2020 2:52:37 PM

I will try that I tried seeing if I could figure out what his username and password was on TurboTax Idaho them to originally give it to me since he filled or not but haven't filed yet. And he said I can't remember it so I have to use my fingerprint okay another lie anyway I just want to know if our stimulus came that's all I'm trying to find out and they tell you to track it on the IRS website but every website lead you to the same answer which is nothing just what I already know but thank you now was that two separate website you sent

Level 1
Apr 24, 2020 2:55:16 PM

 I tried to get the transcript right after he filed and every time I got to a certain point Tim for the electronic when it froze the system did maybe it was my phone

Employee Tax Expert
Apr 25, 2020 11:16:14 AM

I would try again using another browser or on a computer.

 

Requesting copies of prior returns from the IRS

New Member
Aug 27, 2021 6:24:02 PM

I am going through the same i called the IRS they said they will send it,

Only problem my husband is the only one who has the key for the mail box.

 

New Member
Sep 24, 2021 9:45:30 AM

I have not seen and my husband will not give me access to my tax returns for 2019 and 2020 tax returns, he has refunds direct deposited into his bank account that I also have no access to. So I really need to get a copy for my own records. He files thru turbo tax and I guess he signs my name and how do I fill out a form to split tax return so half gets direct deposited into my bank account?

 

Thank you

 Belinda Ansley

[phone number removed]

 

 

New Member
Sep 24, 2021 9:57:25 AM

Were in Texas and only have to file federal taxes and yes he e files thru turbo tax but no he never let's me see it and I worked last year so I should have access

Level 15
Sep 24, 2021 10:02:47 AM


@belinans wrote:

Were in Texas and only have to file federal taxes and yes he e files thru turbo tax but no he never let's me see it and I worked last year so I should have access


You can get free transcripts of the tax returns using your Social Security number from the IRS or complete copies of the tax returns for a fee.

Go to this IRS website for free federal tax return transcripts - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

For a fee of $43 you can get a complete federal tax return from the IRS by completing Form 4506 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf

 

For the tax returns completed and filed using TurboTax online, you would need the User ID and password for the online account.

 

There are no forms you can use to have a tax refund distributed to separate accounts once the tax refund has been issued by the IRS.

 

For TurboTax assistance with the online returns you will need to contact TurboTax support for the procedure to access the online returns.

Use this website to contact TurboTax support during business hours - https://support.turbotax.intuit.com/contact/

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Level 15
Sep 24, 2021 10:03:49 AM

without knowing the a/c and password, you can't access it.   you would have to contact Turbotax support to see if they will help.

how the IRS and the courts view non-consensual returns. Following is an overview:

  1. An individual may not file a joint tax return without the consent of the marital partner.
  2. Filing a joint tax return without the consent of the marital partner is a crime.
  3. Similarly, signing your name on the return without your consent is considered forgery, which is also a crime.
  4. If a joint return was filed without your consent, the IRS will automatically deem the non-consensual joint tax return to be fraudulent.
  5. If the IRS decides that your spouse filed the joint return intentionally and without your consent, he may face hefty financial penalties.
  6. In addition, if the IRS decides that your spouse filed the joint return intentionally and without your consent, your spouse may have to go to jail.
  7. If the non-consensual return is filed during a divorce proceeding, you may be entitled to relief from the family court in Oklahoma City or other courts that is handling your case.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/how-do-you-report-suspected-tax-fraud-activity 

 

simpler may be to file form 4506-T with the iRS

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506t.pdf 

Individuals. Transcripts of jointly filed tax returns may be
furnished to either spouse. Only one signature is required.
Sign Form 4506-T exactly as your name appeared on the
original return. 

New Member
Mar 22, 2022 12:17:22 AM

I need to know exact amount Dana will be getting on her return please .  She never got the last two stimulus checks  and I only got the first two NAnD found the correct amt for my income in 2020

Intuit Alumni
Mar 22, 2022 7:57:28 AM

Did you already file your tax return? 

@Ragdoll56