You are in the wrong place. Did your wife already prepare the 1099NEC? Or does she need to create it? You still file a Joint return.
Get out of these screens. Those are just to prepare W2s or 1099s. Start over with a New Return.
In the Window's Home & Business Desktop program when you start a new return you get 2 choices. To prepare an Individual Tax Return or to prepare W2s or 1099s to give to your employees and sub contractors.
Click the big blue button to Start a New Return or go up to the top black menu bar first item, File-New Tax Return.
Then on the next screen it asks What would you like to do?
If you get a screen with 2 choices, Pick or Check the one that says Start a New Individual Tax Return or says 2023 US Form 1040.
When you get that far and still have questions then post back. I have Home & Business too so I can make you screen shots.
