@jsschristy213-gm wrote:
So if he didn't file then am I just screwed? I'm not really understanding. I assume that it was just for some kind of verification thing. It doesn't really have anything to do with this year's actual taxes because it's last year's taxes AGI, right?
The screen you showed me is for the NY household credit, and it wants his 2021 AGI, not his 2020 AGI. You can guess, but if you guess wrong, you might be claiming too much or too little, and NY may send you a correction if any when he files. But the credit is a max of $90, so that's the largest any discrepancy could be, and it will probably be less. (For example, if your income is $20,000 and his income is zero and you have 2 dependents, your credit is $35. If his income is also $20,000, you get no credit so the payback would only be $35.
Also, you can't claim the credit unless you have dependents. If you have dependents, you might be able to file as head of household instead of single, unless you separated too late in the year.
You will not be asked for his 2020 AGI as verification when you e-file. If you filed jointly in 2020, that's the AGI you will verify with, and if you filed MFS in 2020, you only need your own AGI to verify.
