@DugganN84 wrote:
No, I have always filed as MFS. But I guess I could have been filing as HOH after a few years.
What I think is that I didn't file taxes last year, so it didn't import his info. I don't have his ssn anymore (except I suppose I could use old returns), but I'm guessing turbo tax auto filled this before and I didn't notice.
I definitely meet all the requirements to not have to fill out the community income/property form. I couldn't figure out how to remove this from TT. I actually just went with another competitor cus it didnt give me these problems.
If you have been living separately from your spouse, and you provided care in your home for a qualifying dependent, HOH would probably have saved you some money compared to filing MFS. You may want to go back and file amended returns to claim any additional refund you might be eligible for.
You can amend your 2019 return if you file the amended return by May 17, 2023. You have another year before the deadline to amend 2020 and 2021 runs out.
Also, if you did not file any return in 2021, you might have lost out on some money. Certain tax credits were temporarily modified for 2021 so that you could get a refund even if you had no income and didn't work. These credits generally require you to have a child dependent. If you have a dependent that qualifies you for HOH, they might also qualify you for some of those credits.
