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Level 2
March 5, 2021
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Tax Return Staus

  • March 5, 2021
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I can only access the where's my refund tool using my spouse's SSN but not my own. I filed jointly with my wife, why is this happening?

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Alumni - Champ
March 5, 2021

The IRS maintains its records based on the first SSN on the return.

Level 2
March 6, 2021

Actually mine is the first SSN on the return, not my wife’s

fanfare
Level 15
March 6, 2021

The revenue agencies will tell you to look up a return via Taxpayer SSN not Spouse SSN. 

Since you two are both on the same return, is this important?

Everything is different now after COVID.