topic I lost my husband on 3-3-2019. I am filing my 2019 taxes as married filing jointly because he received social security & pension from the dept of defense. is this correct? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I lost my husband on 3-3-2019. I am filing my 2019 taxes as married filing jointly because he received social security & pension from the dept of defense. is this correct?

wlbaskets — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 01:20:34 GMT

Re: I lost my husband on 3-3-2019. I am filing my 2019 taxes as married filing jointly because he received social security & pension from the dept of defense. is this correct?

VolvoGirl — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 01:22:28 GMT

Yes you can file a Joint return for the year he died. Enter all his income as usual.

Re: I lost my husband on 3-3-2019. I am filing my 2019 taxes as married filing jointly because he received social security & pension from the dept of defense. is this correct?

wlbaskets — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 01:25:27 GMT

I have done that and it is still rejecting the requested 2018 AGI of my husband. We filed married filing jointly every year so there is only one AGI and I am entering it correctly. Is there a way to split the AGI?

Re: I lost my husband on 3-3-2019. I am filing my 2019 taxes as married filing jointly because he...

DeanM15 — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:11:24 GMT

While the IRS says you can file electronically after the death of a spouse, very often you have to file by mail.

I am sorry for your loss.

There is no way to split the AGI. Unfortunately, you will have to file by mail this year. In future years you will be able to e-file electronically.

From your remarks, you seem to be doing everything correctly. You are filing Married Filing Jointly and adding in all of your husband's income. I would just continue on and choose File By Mail in the File section of TurboTax.

Re: I lost my husband on 3-3-2019. I am filing my 2019 taxes as married filing jointly because he...

wlbaskets — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:54:23 GMT

Thank you so much for your help. I have printed everything and mailed my return already. Thank you and thanks for your kind words.