Hello all,
Having problems filing our tax return. My wife is from Peru. We married Dec-27-2021. She just barely received her EAD card in early Feb 2023 and her SSN arrived today Feb 28, 2023. So tonight I tried to E-file our federal joint return with her new SSN but it was promptly rejected by the IRS with the message:
The name or Social Security number for the second taxpayer (spouse) doesn't match
IRS records
Well obviously because she hasn't started working yet. So what more do I need to do now to get our joint return filed? How do we get the IRS to recognize her name and new SSN? We've been jumping through flaming gov hoops for a year now and it's getting real tiresome. Is the IRS forcing us to file separately so they can screw us out of several thousand dollars?
Thanks for any help!
Nate
