LenaH
Employee Tax Expert

After you file

No. Only the spouse with the valid social security number qualifies for the stimulus payments. 

 

One option for you to avoid the population of the Recovery Rebate Credit for your spouse would be to file separately. In that case, his credit would not populate since he is married filing separately without a social security number. 

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