I checked the "Someone can claim your spouse as a dependent" box in both my 2018 (married-separate) & 2019 (single) Turbo-tax filed returns. It's a REAL option, I'm looking at both returns as I am typing.
Not sure what I misinterpreted in the instructions that led me to make that mistake, it's not something I intended nor would I have any logical reason to select. My wife did not file in 2018 and my (now ex-) wife's 2019 refund is being held up because that box was checked.
I filed a 1040X to correct the problem, BUT....
the 1040 X does NOT have the "Someone can claim your spouse as a dependent" box to leave blank!
I included an explanation of why I was filing amended in the comments section of the 1040X, but this wont be addressed for at least another 3 months!
My question, EXACTLY what part of the process did I misinterpret? It's occurred twice with disastrous results and I want to know how I messed this up, and how to avoid it in the future.
thanks for any clarification you can provide!
