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New Member
posted Apr 4, 2020 10:13:49 AM

My federal tax return has been rejected due to the spouse AGI not matching from last year's return.

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Expert Alumni
Apr 4, 2020 10:34:54 AM

The IRS requires your 2018 AGI to verify your identity for e-filing. If you're paper-filing your return, you won't need your AGI because those are manually processed.

There are a few places you can get your 2018 AGI:

  • If you filed your 2018 taxes with TurboTax, sign in and go down to Your tax returns & documents. Select View adjusted gross income (AGI).
  • If you didn’t file your taxes with TurboTax in 2018, the best place to get last year's AGI is from the 1040 form you filed with the IRS. Look on page 2, line 7. If you filed a 1040NR, it'll be on line 35.
  • If you're having trouble locating your 2018 return, the second-best place to get your AGI is from the IRS. You can order a free transcript of your return at the IRS Get Transcript site or you can purchase a full copy of your 2018 return. Both versions will include your AGI.

If you filed a joint tax return in 2018, your AGI and your spouse's AGI is the same number.

 

You won't find your AGI on your W-2 or 1099 form because those forms don't take into account over a dozen above-the-line deductions that go into calculating your AGI.

If you didn't file a 2018 federal tax return (or you haven't filed one yet), enter 0 as your AGI.

New Member
May 11, 2020 8:01:32 AM

I filed with Turbo Tax for 2018 and checked the AGI number to make sure it is correct and am still getting a message saying the federal tax return has been rejected.

Level 15
May 11, 2020 8:02:54 AM

@JimGell wrote:

I filed with Turbo Tax for 2018 and checked the AGI number to make sure it is correct and am still getting a message saying the federal tax return has been rejected.

If your tax return continues to be rejected with the 2018 AGI then enter a 0 (zero) for the AGI and e-file again.

If this is also rejected then you will have to print and mail the tax return.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for printing a tax return for mailing - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/printing/help/how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online...

Level 15
May 11, 2020 8:04:04 AM

@JimGell wrote:

I filed with Turbo Tax for 2018 and checked the AGI number to make sure it is correct and am still getting a message saying the federal tax return has been rejected.

Also, if you filed the 2018 tax return as Married Filing Jointly then the 2018 AGI is the same for both of you.