Hello everyone,
I guess I'll start with some background info:
I'm a US citizen living abroad, and my wife is an NRA. In 2019 she had no income, and we've never filed our taxes together before. I've been attempting to do it alone because the Corona virus caused a few bumps in life, so I've really been diving into the deep end lately trying to learn as much as possible.
Unfortunately the deadline is approaching and I made one mistake, my wife doesn't have an ITIN number and is ineligible for an SSN, since she's never lived in the US.
So therefore, I guess my question is regarding if there is any possible way to file my taxes that does not require her to have an ITIN number?
Thanks in advance, any reply is very much appreciated.
If you are a US citizen or US resident and your spouse does not have a Social Security number or an ITIN and you are not applying for an ITIN with the tax return then you can only file your tax return as Married Filing Separately. Where asked to enter the spouse's Social Security number enter 999-88-9999. You can only print and mail your tax return, it cannot be e-filed. When you print the tax return erase the Social Security number for your spouse and manually enter NRA for non-resident alien.
See this TurboTax support FAQ for the procedure to print and mail a tax return using the online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1944348-how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online