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Will we be able to e-file if my wife's California Driver's License is expired?

Heliomesugi — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:58:22 GMT

We are married filing jointly, and my wife's California Driver's License (DL) is expired. She doesn't intend to renew her DL. At the end of E-Filing there's a question to input our DL info. Can we just keep using her expired DL info in future years of e-filing for both Federal and California income taxes, or will it be rejected by the IRS or California State Revenue authorities?

If anyone knows for certain that E-filing *will* be rejected, are you aware of what identity documents would definitely suffice instead?

Re: Will we be able to e-file if my wife's California Driver's License is expired?

LindaS5247 — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 15:33:32 GMT

Per the State of California website: "A California driver’s license or state ID card is not required to e-file a California tax return. However, this may expedite the processing of your return and we ask for your assistance to help us combat ID theft."

Your driver's license number is not required to file your federal taxes, and this is true in most states as well. If your State issued ID or driver's license is not accepted, you can leave the driver's license/state ID information blank, and still file your return.

Click here for information on e-filing in California.

Click here for information about providing your driver's license for filing your taxes.

Re: Will we be able to e-file if my wife's California Driver's License is expired?

Heliomesugi — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:26:35 GMT

my only follow up question, and this may be found through researching the California revenue site, is what does “help expedite“ mean? I wouldn’t mind a delay, but I don’t want to go in person. Would rather keep it e-filed

Re: Will we be able to e-file if my wife's California Driver's License is expired?

JohnW152 — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 17:37:57 GMT

This doesn't mean you'll need to go anywhere in person to file your return or verify your identity.

You're still able to file your California return electronically -- your e-filed return won't be rejected if this information isn't provided. It'll simply take a while longer to receive any refund you have due, as opposed to if you included driver's license information.

See Help with filing online (e-file) for more information.

@Heliomesugi