AGI questions makes no sense

[cwayneu]

When TT asked me for the AGI, knowing that the 2020 return was filed as a joint return, it still ask for the AGI for the husband and then the spouse separately. That makes no sense and is very confusing. This needs to be fixed.

[VolvoGirl]

Enter the same AGI for each person.  

[xmasbaby0]

 If it was rejected for AGI—-be aware that many 2020 returns took so long for the IRS to process that your 2020 AGI might not be in the IRS system.   Try using zero instead.

If filing with zero is rejected then file again but select the option that you did not file last year.  The IRS does not see that question and it will allow you to e-file with no AGI question.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/where-do-i-correct-my-agi-in-turbotax-online/00/26311

If that does not work and you still cannot e-file, then print, sign, and mail your tax return.

[cwayneu]

Sorry but that did not work. I had to enter $0 for both and that worked. It turns out that if the previous year was filed via paper, only a $0 AGI will get past the filing rejection.

My complaint is that if TT knows it was a joint return, they should not be asking for both individually but the total. The AGI for a joint return has only one AGI (the total). TT knows this and should display a note when asking this question to avoid the issue.

[cwayneu]

Yes, I found this later on the forum. If you filed by paper last year, you must use $0 for the AGI or e-filing will be rejected. TT should put a note in the software to display when they are asking this question. It would have avoided this issue.

And asking separately for the AGI of both the filer and spouse, when the 2020 form was a joint return, makes no sense at all. TT should fix this.