This is clearly a remaining UNFIXED Bug in Turbotax. The IRS allows for a NRA spouse to NOT have an SSN, AND allows the US Taxpayer to e-file in this circumstance. This was changed during the 2022 tax year. TurboTax's BUG is to NOT allow you to transmit with a NULL VALUE despite following IRS guidelines to e-file despite NOT having an SSN for your NRA SPOUSE, which when filing Married Filing Separately, and you DO NOT itemize, you can e-file.
This needs to be fixed asap so I can e-file this week. But I suspect my continued pointing out this programatic failure on behalf of Turbotax, will NOT see the light of day. If not, this is the last year I will use the paid version of Turbo Tax, desktop or online. I tried BOTH, and it is clearly a back end issue.
