@smonahan11 wrote:
I am married filing separate and my spouse is a UK citizen. Why am I required to file by mail? This seems to be something that Turbo Tax can fix. Other tax preparation software packages are able to accommodate this.
Steve
The field for entering a Social Security number is a numeric field and will not accept alpha characters when the tax return is e-filed to the IRS. Since the nonresident alein spouse does not have a SS number or an ITIN then NRA must be written in the SS box for the spouse. This requires the tax return to be mailed to the IRS, it cannot be e-filed.
If you are aware of another tax preparation program that will accommodate alpha characters in the Social Security box and e-file the tax return to the IRS then use that program and not TurboTax.
