Electronic filing inputting prior years AGI

[georgefranciscus]

First year filing electronically for a friend who has always mailed their return in.  Turbo tax asked for prior year AGI for Him and then Her.  I put the same amount in each as they have always filed married filing jointly.  Should I have just put the amount in for one of them and put zero in the other.

Thanks

[DoninGA]

If they filed their 2021 tax return as Married Filing Jointly then the 2021 AGI is entered for both of them on the 2022 tax return for e-filing.

[ee-ea]

See this FAQ

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/rejected-tax-return/fix-e-file-reject-in...

[georgefranciscus]

Thanks, that is what I did but the IRS rejected it stating that the AGI did not match.  I verified with what was mailed but not sure if they made any adjustments or not.  I guess the next step is to get their transcript for 2021 to see what the IRS has for them.

Thanks,

George

[DoninGA]

@georgefranciscus There is a possibility that the IRS may not have their 2021 AGI in their database if the 2021 tax return was mailed or if e-filed and it was late in the 2022 year when it was submitted.

You can try entering a 0 (zero) for the 2021 AGI and e-file the 2022 tax return again to see if the IRS accepts the tax return.

[georgefranciscus]

Thanks for the information.  It was quite helpful.