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Look on last year's tax return?
No, there is no way to "remove" her. There are special rules for married filing separate that require each spouse provide the other spouse's social security number. You will have to obtain her Social Security number to file. If your son is going to claim your wife as a dependent, then he will need her social security number - ask him. Get a copy of a prior year tax return that you filed jointly. You said she in not going to want to give it to you, so it sounds like you haven't asked her, maybe she will give it to you if you ask.
@leonardo-saenz wrote:
l. She is not going to want to give it to me. Is there a way to remove her from my info or what can I do?
Why? Because when filing separately the tax law requires the other spouses SSN because if one spouse itemizes deduction the other spouse CANNOT take the standard deduction to "game" the system. The other spouse must also itemize even if that spouse has nothing to itemize. The SSN of the other spouse is required by law so that the IRS can match the returns to be sure both spouses followed the law.
ask you son claiming her for her SSN.
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