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posted Mar 30, 2024 8:32:29 AM

I live in France with my wife who is a Chinese national. Can I e-file? Or is my only option to mail in?

The Turbo tax website says you can skip the need for a SSN for your spouse in this unique situation. But clearly that isn't true as it won't let you e-file without one for your spouse. Did anybody find a way around this?

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Level 15
Mar 30, 2024 8:42:13 AM

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