I agree that this is very frustrating.
The situation you are discussing is happening in our case with my husband still alive ! I am the Filer and I don't know under what circumstances the Spouse's AGI will be different when one is filing under " Married filing Jointly" ??
My husband does not have an on-line account, as there was no need for him to do it since I am managing the interactions with IRS. Until last year, we always filed paper; this year, I wanted to test e-filing to avoid the undue delay that IRS had for processing paper filing. Little did I know, I have actually opened a can of worms, especially with the new requirements to register under ID.Me. I am unable to order an IP PIN for him without his own on-line account. It is a circular process, seems like.
Does anyone have a clue on how a Primary Filer can order an IP PIN for their Spouse?
With that done, I believe we can do e-filing without the AGI issue...
Thanks.
