In reviewing my fed tax return, my husband's, who is deceased, name is still on. I am filing as single this year. How do I get it off my forms?

2018turbo2018201 · ‎June 3, 2019

He passed away in 2017.

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 3, 2019

Very sorry for the loss of your husband. If you are now filing as single, then you really should start over in a new account with a new user ID. It is too difficult to remove all of the information from an account that was used for a joint return; there will be data from that previous joint return and account that will transfer over and that might then cause you to get error messages. Establish another account with just your name on it. And sadly, it does mean starting from scratch for yourself because you cannot transfer your own information in. Sorry.

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xmasbaby0 · ‎June 3, 2019

Very sorry for the loss of your husband. If you are now filing as single, then you really should start over in a new account with a new user ID. It is too difficult to remove all of the information from an account that was used for a joint return; there will be data from that previous joint return and account that will transfer over and that might then cause you to get error messages. Establish another account with just your name on it. And sadly, it does mean starting from scratch for yourself because you cannot transfer your own information in. Sorry.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

2018turbo2018201 · ‎June 3, 2019

Thank you so very much for your kind help

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 3, 2019

You are welcome.

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In reviewing my fed tax return, my husband's, who is deceased, name is still on. I am filing as single this year. How do I get it off my forms?