https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/i-have-started-our-tax-return-for-2016-i-have-received-my-w-2-and-entered-the-info-anabel-had-2-jobs/01/69969#M13221 Do I have to wait until I receive her W-2's or can I file today? Will her earnings increase the refund at all? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:18:19 GMT fxitmanrob 2019-06-01T02:18:19Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/i-have-started-our-tax-return-for-2016-i-have-received-my-w-2-and-entered-the-info-anabel-had-2-jobs/01/69969#M13221 Do I have to wait until I receive her W-2's or can I file today? Will her earnings increase the refund at all? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:18:19 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/i-have-started-our-tax-return-for-2016-i-have-received-my-w-2-and-entered-the-info-anabel-had-2-jobs/01/69969#M13221 fxitmanrob 2019-06-01T02:18:19Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/wait-for-her-documents-if-you-want-to-file-together-addi/01/69975#M13224 <P><B>Wait for her documents </B>if you want to file together! Adding <I>any amount </I>to the tax return can change the return tremendously. It could make the refund higher or it could make it lower. Keep in mind that we cannot see your return, so we couldn't possibly tell you the answer with certainty. Either way, <B>you must include her income on a joint return- its not optional.</B></P><P>Besides that, <U>your tax refund can be held up </U>if you file an incomplete return with missing W2s. You certainly don't want that.&nbsp;</P><P>The IRS isn't even accepting tax returns until <B>1/23/17</B>. Sending an incomplete return in today could cause you headaches without any benefit.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:18:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/wait-for-her-documents-if-you-want-to-file-together-addi/01/69975#M13224 ChristinaS 2019-06-01T02:18:21Z