BillM223
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Deductions & credits

Unfortunately, it is not that simple. There are situations (like if the spouse has an HSA), that this question becomes legitimate for the spouse to answer.

 

I agree that the question needs to be reworded; all I can say is that the previous question (did you use the last-month rule in 2022?) was even worse, because no one knew what the last-month rule was. 

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