Can I amend a 2021 "Married-Separate" tax return later at next filing year into a 2021 "Married-Joint" filing status and still get back the refund as if I filed it in 2021 as Joint? There is just not enough time to get my spouse's papers together before the 2021 deadline in order to file Jointly. So I will need to file Married-Separate but will take a $2255 hit vs if filed Jointly. I am a US citizen (no dependents) married in 2021 to a non-resident alien spouse who has no SSN or ITIN and who remains overseas for the foreseeable future.
