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look at the 'personal' section and look at how you answered the questions about your spouse. somewhere in there is what i suspect is triggering the request for his earned income 

 

there is a question about whether he lived with you from July 1 to Dec 31 and if you answer no, there is another question whether he lived with you at all during the year.   I suspect the problem is somewhere in here.