H4 ITIN to SSN update

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Last year 2023 January, my wife received her H4 EAD and now she has a SSN. Therefore, her ITIN needs to be updated with the SSN. Will this update automatically be handled during the 2023 tax filing?

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LeticiaF1Answer

Alumni - Intuit

To electronically file returns, one way that the IRS verifies a person's identity is by asking for the previous year's AGI. Since your spouse used a different number when filing last year's tax return, the question on the program regarding the AGI, should be answered that she did not file a tax return in the previous year or it you already entered a number enter 0. To go back to this question in the program:

Sign in to your TurboTax account
Select Fix my return.
On the Let's fix your returns and then refile screen,
Select Fix it now or Revisit.
On the following screen, enter your 2022 AGI from your Form 1040, line 11.
On the next screen, enter 0 confirm that the number is correct and select This is my 2022 AGI.
On the Keep going to refile your return screen, select Continue to refile and follow the screens to resubmit your return.

@sonyjose747

LeticiaF1

Alumni - Intuit

She needs to use her SSN on her current year tax return and no longer use her ITIN. She also needs to notify the IRS so that they can combine all of her records. To do this she can either visit and IRS office in person or write a letter explaining that she now has a SSN and she wants to have her tax records combined. The letter must Include her complete name, mailing address, and ITIN along with a copy of your social security card and a copy of her ITIN. Send the letter to:

Internal Revenue Service
Austin, TX 73301-0057

sonyjose747Author

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@LeticiaF1

I have used SSN and got rejection with the below error.

'SpousePriorYearPIN' or 'SpousePriorYearAGIAmt' in the Return Header must match the e-File database.Reject Code IND-032-04

Could you please help on how to proceed?

LeticiaF1Answer

Alumni - Intuit

Sign in to your TurboTax account
Select Fix my return.
On the Let's fix your returns and then refile screen,
Select Fix it now or Revisit.
On the following screen, enter your 2022 AGI from your Form 1040, line 11.
On the next screen, enter 0 confirm that the number is correct and select This is my 2022 AGI.
On the Keep going to refile your return screen, select Continue to refile and follow the screens to resubmit your return.