If your tax return has been accepted, you can't amend and change from Married Filing Jointly to Married Filing Separately. You should amend your tax return and add your wife's income when that option is available.
You won't be able to amend your 2019 tax return until mid-February, or after you get your refund, whichever comes later.
This is how you do it in Turbo Tax Online:
- Sign in to your Turbo Tax account.
- Scroll down to Your tax return & documents, click Show on the right.
- Select 2019 and then click Amend (change) return.
- Once you get to the screen that asks what you need to change, select W-2 form and add your wife's income. If she has paid student loan interest you can add that as well.
- Carefully follow the instructions to finish your return. Don't worry if your refund changes to $0. This is normal on amended returns. If you will get more money back by amending, the refund box will show you the amount. If you owe, the number will appear in red.
- When finished, follow the instructions for printing and mailing your amended return as amendments can't be e-filed.
If the reason you don't want to file jointly is that your wife has student loan debt and the IRS takes her refund, you can file Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation to separate your refund from hers.
Click here to learn more about Form 8379.
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