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If she does not have an SSN or ITIN and you choose to file Married Filing Separate, you can try typing NRA in as your spouses last name.  Make sure you put a check mark in the box that says My spouse is a Non-Resident alien in the My info section. When you get to the end and try to transmit the return, ignore the e-file errors regarding your NRA spouse and select transmit your return. If that does not work you will need to print and mail your return and write NRA (Non Resident Alien) in the space for her SSN. When you print your return, the instructions for mailing your return will be printed on the cover sheet of your return.       Depending on your situation and her income, you may want to consider married filing jointly. If your spouse chooses to be treated as an US Citizen for tax purposes, and you want to file as Married Filing Joint, you would need to include their income on your return. If you choose filing jointly, and they do not already have a SSN or ITIN, you will need to print and mail your return along with the W-7 and any other required documents to IRS ITIN Operation P.O. Box 149342 Austin, TX 78714-9342   The benefit to filing as Married Filing Jointly with a spouse that has no income is that your standard deduction is increased to $31,500 instead of $15,750 and you are not excluded from several of the credits.  So depending on your current tax situation and his worldwide income, it may benefit you to include him on your return.   Married Filing Joint versus Separate   If you are maintaining a household for a qualified dependent, and you do not choose to treat your non resident alien spouse as a resident alien, you may be able to file as head of household and then you would not need to include him on your return.  To qualify, you have to meet certain criteria. To file as Head of Household, you have to: Pay for more than half of the expenses for a qualifying household Be considered unmarried on the last day of the tax year or if married not have lived with your spouse at all for the last 6 months of the year Have a qualifying child or dependent How should I file my taxes if my spouse is a nonresident alien?

Your 2024 tax liability, needed to resolve underpayment penalties when you don't have a Form 2210/2210-F, is found on Line 24 of your 2024 Form 1040.   You can open your 2024 return in TurboTax, navigate to Tax Tools, then Print Center, and select "Include government and TurboTax worksheets" to find the 2024 Form 1040. Look at Line 24 of your Form 1040 for your total tax liability. Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

If you are asking for the amount of the tax refund you will be receiving, check your Form 1040 in TurboTax. In TurboTax Online, select Tax Tools and then Tools from the left side menu, then Tax Summary and Preview My 1040. Line 35a is the amount of overpayment you designated to be refunded to you. If you elected to have your TurboTax fees paid with your refund, deduct the amount of the fees plus an additional fee ($40; $45 in California)  for that service.   Please clarify your question if the above didn't provide the answer you are looking for.   If you need extra time, filing an extension by April 15, 2026, moves your submission deadline to October 15. But remember any taxes owed are still due in full by the original April 15 date.

You should consider filing by mail or use the following information to file for an extension.   If you need extra time, filing an extension by April 15, 2026, moves your submission deadline to October 15. But remember any taxes owed are still due in full by the original April 15 date.   @jmorrow338 

If the loss from your self-employed business is not flowing to Schedule 1 Line 3, you may have missed the question about all investment being "at risk." If this box isn't checked, your loss may be limited.   To confirm you have reported this as an "at-risk" venture, return to the Self-Employment topic. Scroll down to bottom: Unused expenses, carry overs, non-depreciable assets, etc. >> Edit Answer or edit questions regarding business situation(s). Enter/edit At-Risk Loss Carryovers as negative numbers, if applicable. Even if you had no carryover, check this box and enter zero. This will force the software to check the at-risk box. Continue back to business summary >> I'm Done (at bottom).   If you need extra time, filing an extension by April 15, 2026, moves your submission deadline to October 15. But remember any taxes owed are still due in full by the original April 15 date.

You earned income on one W-2.  But you earned a portion of the income while a part-year resident of state A and the remainder while a part-year resident of state B.   If this is your situation, you first want to know how much was earned in each state.   Try to compute how much was earned in state A.  Perhaps you have access to your payroll stubs and you can clearly see how much was earned through the date that you moved to state B.   If you use the auto-populating method, some states allow you to report exactly what portion of your income is taxable to them.  Some do not.   What states are you working with?

Our Easy Extension website will allow you to file an extension online.  The extension is IRS Form 4868, and that is what you'll be signing and transmitting. Filing the Form 4868 does not transmit any other part of your tax return or any other forms.   You are asked to pay the balance you estimate will be due, as an extension is an extension of time to file your income tax return, it is not an extension of time to pay. 

To file as Head of Household using TurboTax while legally separated and with a 19-year-old at home, you must have paid more than 50% of household costs, lived apart from your spouse the last 6 months, and claim your child as a dependent (if they are a full-time student, or under 19). In TurboTax, select "Married" then indicate you lived apart and meet dependent criteria to qualify.   Since your child is 19 they must be either a full time student or totally/permanently disabled for you to claim them as a dependent.   If you are using a TurboTax Desktop Program, you can: Click on "Search" at the top of your TurboTax screen Type "filing status" in the search box Click on the link "Jump to filing status" Your screen will say "We've chosen a filing status for you" Click on the box "Change my filing status" Click on "Head of Household" Select "Continue" The next screens will determine if you are eligible to file as Head of Household Make sure to answer them correctly Click here for Guide to Filing Taxes as Head of Household Click here for What's a "qualifying person" for Head of Household? Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.

No, you do not have to file a New Hampshire state tax return.  New Hampshire does not have a state income tax on W-2 wages. As a non-resident whose only connection to the state is wage income, you are not subject to any state-level personal income tax.

That was pretty late.   The IRS doesn’t have your AGI in the right database.  Try entering 0 for the AGI. The IRS might have processed your return later so the AGI didn't get entered in time.  Especially if you mailed it.  That works for most people. See, https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/rejections/help/what-if-i-entered-the-correct-agi-and-i-m-still-getting-an-e-file-reject/00/27031 How to correct the AGI in the Online version https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/where-do-i-correct-my-agi-in-turbotax-online/00/26311 If you can’t get it to efile you will have to print and mail it. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/printing/help/how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online/00/26258 Be sure to attach copies of your W2s and any 1099s that have withholding on them.  You have to mail federal and state in separate envelopes because they go to different places.  Get a tracking number from the post office when you mail them for proof of filing.