Do I need to add my husband if I am filing HOH and he is not a US citizen living outside the country?

[malikaah]

Last year, I filed head of household. On my tax forms, I did not add my husband or any info. This year, I am doing the same thing but when I run the smart check at the end, it keeps saying there is 1 error, asking me for his name and social. He does not have a social. He did over 10 years ago but he abandoned his green card and has been living abroad as a non-US citizen. I live in the US with my kids and we are ll citizens except him. Why is it asking me for his info and is there a way to by pass that?

[KrisD15 · Accepted solution]

You can ignore the smart check error and efile without his name and Social Security Number on your return. 

[malikaah]

Thank you so much KrisD15 for your quick response! I did not even realize I could skip the smart check. I appreciate it 🙂