Just adding my 2c.
I wish TurboTax was taking a more proactive stance here. Just trying again with a few tweaks here and there, crossing fingers, and hoping it works - which it sometimes does and sometimes doesn't - is not a good customer service response. The "check the 'widower' filing status" advice is bad advice as you can't even begin to qualify for that status until the tax year AFTER the spouse dies. And if you even try to do it that way for the taxable year the spouse was deceased, Turbo Tax forces you to file MFJ (assuming both names are on the return). In my case, I'm helping my Dad file his 1040-SR and it is about as straight forward a return as can be, but TurboTax is reporting that IRS is rejecting the return. Let's get going TurboTax. Get with the IRS and figure out what the problem is and fix it!
