This Turbo Tax FAQ will provide information on what to put for your AGI if you didn't file last year or don't have the correct AGI. Incorrect or no AGI

Please see this Turbo Tax FAQ on how to find your AGI from last year.

How to locate your AGI

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polystyleneman

Level 2

My return is rejected because after I entered my AGI for last year it is saying the AGi for my spouse is incorrect. We files together and only have one AGi. Some people from previous years with the same problem are saying to enter 0, is that still the case?

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Marbeltaxes1983

Level 2

shoulb me and my wifes agi be the same if we filed jointly

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

@Marbeltaxes1983 Where do I find my AGI?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/how-do-i-find-last-year-s-agi/01/25947

Your 2018 tax return shows your 2018 Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) If you filed a joint return then the AGI is the same for each of you.

Form 1040 line 7

If you are using the same TT account that you used last year, you should also be able to find this number in your Tax Home for 2018

**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.**

DoninGA

Level 15

On a joint tax return, Yes.

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Coker

Level 2

DO NOT BELIEVE THIS INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I SUBMITTED MY 2021 TAX RETURN. TURBOTAX SOFTWARE PRESENTED MY AGI, WHICH WAS CORRECT. NEXT IT DISPLAYED MY SPOUSES AGI. THE VALUE IT DISPLAYED WAS IDENTICAL TO MINE. I FELT THIS WAS WRONG SO I SCOURED THE INTERNET FOR AN ANSWER. I FOUND SUGGESTIONS THAT SUPPORTED LEAVING IT AS IS (MY AGI) OR VAGUELY SUGGESTING THAT I SHOULD NOT. SO MY FIRST SUBMITTAL BOTH AGI'S WERE THE SAME. THE RETURN WAS REJECTED. THE SECOND SUBMITTAL I CHANGED MY SPOUSES AGI TO ZERO. THE RETURN WAS REJECTED. MY SPOUSE HAS NO EARNED INCOME ($0.00). THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO POSSIBILITIES. TURBOTAX IS GROSSLY SCREWED UP. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS SOFTWARE. DO NOT USE IT. JUST MAIL IN YOUR RETURN AND USE SOMETHING ELSE NEXT YEAR. THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. GOOD RIDDANCE TURBOTAX !!!!!!!!

DoninGA

Level 15

@Coker Oh, really....https://www.irs.gov/individuals/electronic-filing-pin-request

Special Instructions to Validate Your 2021 Electronic Tax Return

If your 2020 tax return has not yet been processed, enter $0 (zero dollars) for your prior year adjusted gross income (AGI).

If you used the Non-Filers tool in 2021 to register for an advance Child Tax Credit payment or third Economic Impact Payment in 2021, enter $1 as your prior year AGI.

DoninGA

Level 15

Yes, when filing as Married Filing Jointly the AGI is the same for each spouse.

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vija06

Level 2

Me too.. if someone could help.. it would be great!

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Cviager

Level 2

Do you happen to remember if you put 0 for just one or both? Having both the correct AGI is not working.

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MoniqueLO

Level 10

Please see below for information about entering a correct AGI and getting an e-file reject.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/rejections/help/what-if-i-entered-the-correct-agi-and-i-m-still-getting-an-e-file-reject/00/27031

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Aknowledgy1

Level 2

I had this problem I tried like 4 different times to put my agi as hers since that’s what it requires but then I put zero and it worked

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Anonymous

I put 0 for my spouse and it worked. Turbo Tax should do better job to clarify this for everyone!

MaryM428

Level 11

When you file a joint return and filed a joint return the previous year, then you will use the AGI for the previous year when you efile your return. In some cases, putting in zero for the AGI works. You can also work around the question by answering that you did not file last year and that eliminates the AGI question entirely.

If a previous return had been amended, then the AGI on the database will be set back to zero and you will need to enter zero for the AGI to efile.

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khbert

Level 2

We mailed a 2019 return (married filing jointly) a bit late - a few days after the October 15 extension deadline. It now DOES show in our online IRS account with an AGI for 2019, but this number was rejected when we tried to efile for 2020.

Entering $0 for *both* me and my spouse worked. TurboTax made me check a bunch of boxes that don't make sense when you're trying to enter $0 for the spouse, but I decided to try anyway, and the return was accepted.

Apparently whatever system the IRS uses to check the AGI number is NOT in sync with the information you can see in the online account view, and in our case I believe it was because our 2019 return was not processed by the IRS until about a month ago. So if your 2019 return was late due to your own filing date or the IRS taking forever to process paper returns for 2019, I would suggest trying $0 before you give up on e-file.

One of the reasons we were late filing for 2019 was the same problem where the efile wouldn't accept the true AGI number - at the time I didn't figure out that we could try $0 (TurboTax wasn't as helpful here as I would have liked). Hopefully next year when I e-file it will finally accept the true AGI number for 2021.

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SJS4

Level 2

This is the problem for me in May 2021 filing my 2020 taxes. It keeps getting rejected for the AGI when I use the same correct number for my husband and myself. I will try entering zero for my spouse when asked. I hope this works! If anyone knows from TurboTax how to fix this, then please make clear instructions!

Sara

AmyC

Level 15

The AGI for a MFJ prior year return should be the same number for both. If you did not file joint last year, enter the separate AGIs. If your 2019 has not been processed, enter zero for both.

@SJS4

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ChasSerikawa

Level 2

If I am filing a joint tax return, is my wife's AGI the same as shown on my 2020 tax return?

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

Where do I find my AGI?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/how-do-i-find-last-year-s-agi/01/25947

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/00/27010/message-id/746

Your 2020 tax return shows your 2020 Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) If you filed a joint return then the AGI is the same for each of you.

Form 1040 line 11

If you are using the same TT account that you used last year, you should also be able to find this number in your Tax Home for 2020

If entering the amount from your 2020 tax return does not work, then try entering “0” instead. If that does not work and you still cannot e-file, then print, sign, and mail your tax return.

You can get a free transcript of your past return from the IRS:

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

Note: If you filed late or amended your return, your correct 2020 AGI may not be in the system.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1944348-how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online

Note: If you mail your federal return, you will also need to mail your state return. You will not be able to e-file your state return.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3415597-what-if-i-entered-the-correct-agi-and-i-m-still-getting-an-e-file-rejec

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Coker

Level 2

THIS IS A LIE !!!!!

DO NOT BELIEVE THIS INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I SUBMITTED MY 2021 TAX RETURN. TURBOTAX SOFTWARE PRESENTED MY AGI, WHICH WAS CORRECT. NEXT IT DISPLAYED MY SPOUSES AGI. THE VALUE IT DISPLAYED WAS IDENTICAL TO MINE. I FELT THIS WAS WRONG SO I SCOURED THE INTERNET FOR AN ANSWER. I FOUND SUGGESTIONS THAT SUPPORTED LEAVING IT AS IS (MY AGI) OR VAGUELY SUGGESTING THAT I SHOULD NOT. SO MY FIRST SUBMITTAL BOTH AGI'S WERE THE SAME. THE RETURN WAS REJECTED. THE SECOND SUBMITTAL I CHANGED MY SPOUSES AGI TO ZERO. THE RETURN WAS REJECTED. MY SPOUSE HAS NO EARNED INCOME ($0.00). THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO POSSIBILITIES. TURBOTAX IS GROSSLY SCREWED UP. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS SOFTWARE. DO NOT USE IT. JUST MAIL IN YOUR RETURN AND USE SOMETHING ELSE NEXT YEAR. THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. GOOD RIDDANCE TURBOTAX !!!!!!!!

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mesquitebean

Level 15

@Coker wrote:
SO MY FIRST SUBMITTAL BOTH AGI'S WERE THE SAME. THE RETURN WAS REJECTED. THE SECOND SUBMITTAL I CHANGED MY SPOUSES AGI TO ZERO. THE RETURN WAS REJECTED. MY SPOUSE HAS NO EARNED INCOME ($0.00). THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO POSSIBILITIES.

"the only two possibilities"

For AGI rejections, there is a third possible way to try to efile. I explained all that in my detailed answer to your other comment in this thread (see link below). In short, if you haven't already mailed the return, you could try using a 2020 AGI of 0 for each of you. I'd at least try that before giving up.

See my full comment here with much more detail:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-on-a-joint-tax-return-yes/01/2701480#M970730