topic Re: i want to make my husband the primary tax payer, so i need to delete my last years tax so that nothing transfers, how can i get a new form? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-want-to-make-my-husband-the-primary-tax-payer-so-i-need-to-delete-my-last-years-tax-so-that/01/3704996#M252186 <P>If you are filing a joint return and have filed jointly in past years, you should not change the order of the names on the tax return. &nbsp;That will just confuse the IRS, and it accomplishes nothing. &nbsp; Your tax refund or tax due will not change if you change the order of the names on the form. &nbsp;It will be the same no matter whose name is listed first.</P> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:49:21 GMT xmasbaby0 2025-10-03T12:49:21Z i want to make my husband the primary tax payer, so i need to delete my last years tax so that nothing transfers, how can i get a new form? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-want-to-make-my-husband-the-primary-tax-payer-so-i-need-to-delete-my-last-years-tax-so-that/01/3704985#M252185 How can i make my husband the primary instead of me? Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:09:32 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-want-to-make-my-husband-the-primary-tax-payer-so-i-need-to-delete-my-last-years-tax-so-that/01/3704985#M252185 bjrk54 2026-02-04T08:09:32Z Re: i want to make my husband the primary tax payer, so i need to delete my last years tax so that nothing transfers, how can i get a new form? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-want-to-make-my-husband-the-primary-tax-payer-so-i-need-to-delete-my-last-years-tax-so-that/01/3704996#M252186 <P>If you are filing a joint return and have filed jointly in past years, you should not change the order of the names on the tax return. &nbsp;That will just confuse the IRS, and it accomplishes nothing. &nbsp; Your tax refund or tax due will not change if you change the order of the names on the form. &nbsp;It will be the same no matter whose name is listed first.</P> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:49:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-want-to-make-my-husband-the-primary-tax-payer-so-i-need-to-delete-my-last-years-tax-so-that/01/3704996#M252186 xmasbaby0 2025-10-03T12:49:21Z Re: i want to make my husband the primary tax payer, so i need to delete my last years tax so that nothing transfers, how can i get a new form? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-want-to-make-my-husband-the-primary-tax-payer-so-i-need-to-delete-my-last-years-tax-so-that/01/3705000#M252188 <P>You would have to make a new Turbotax online account with a different user name and password, and start from scratch without importing anything.</P> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:42:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-want-to-make-my-husband-the-primary-tax-payer-so-i-need-to-delete-my-last-years-tax-so-that/01/3705000#M252188 Opus 17 2025-10-03T13:42:21Z Re: i want to make my husband the primary tax payer, so i need to delete my last years tax so that nothing transfers, how can i get a new form? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-want-to-make-my-husband-the-primary-tax-payer-so-i-need-to-delete-my-last-years-tax-so-that/01/3705005#M252189 <P>The IRS instructions for Form 1040 (page 12) say "If you filed a joint return for 2023 and you are filing a joint return for 2024 with the same spouse, be sure to enter your names and SSNs in the same order as on your 2023 return."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:08:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-want-to-make-my-husband-the-primary-tax-payer-so-i-need-to-delete-my-last-years-tax-so-that/01/3705005#M252189 rjs 2025-10-03T16:08:22Z