filing electronically - married filing jointly - deceased spouse

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
March 17, 2023
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Husband died in 2022 (TurboTax knows this). Spouse is surviving. Attempting to e-file "Married Filing Jointly". (Apparently husband is Primary in TurboTax). E-file was rejected because Social Security Administration locked husband's SSN.

So how do I e-file successfully? Please don't tell me to file by mail. It takes the IRS a year or more to process mailed in taxes.

TurboTax Basic Windows

CatinaT1

Level 15

Unfortunately, since the IRS has his SSN locked, your only option is to file by mail. There is no way to e-file with his SSN on the return.

They do this to avoid fraud, but I understand the frustration it causes. Sorry for your loss.

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joehochAuthor

Level 2

Thank you Catina for the fast response and kind words.

fanfare

Level 15

The IRS backlog for paper tax returns is way down from 18 months ago.

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