First Time filing with SSN - AGI Required

[orpdx]

Hi There...

My spouse had ITIN for the most part of 2021 and while filing taxes for 2021, I've got a question to enter my spouses AGI for 2020 .. we've been filing with ITIN so far .. what's the best way to approach this ?

Should I enter my 2020 AGI for my spouse too as we've filed jointly even thought back then we used ITIN or should I enter 0 because for the SSN this would be the first record ?

[AliciaP1]

Yes, since this is the first time filing your returns with your SSN, you should enter $0 for your 2020 AGI.

[orpdx]

We've been filing under Married filing jointly for 2020 (SSN +ITIN) and for this year we'll be following same Married filing jointly for 2021 (SSN+SSN)  still we will need to enter 0 for AGI for my spouse ?

[MarilynG · Accepted solution]

Yes, use $0 as the AGI for the spouse that had an ITIN last year.

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