I'm on a page where I'm supposed to enter last year's AGI separately for me and my spouse, but we filed jointly (not through Turbotax). How do I proceed?

[Carl]

If you filed a joint return in 2018, then the AGI will be "exactly the same" for both of you individually. It's on line 7 of your 2018 form 1040.

[rickysnowden]

Not sure if I understand you correctly but I am thinking you are filling 2019 separately of married filing separately.  Perhaps you are no longer with the spouse.  However last year when you and your spouse filed jointly half of everything belongs to you and half to the other spouse.   I would say put half of the last years AGI on the form.  Unless the spouse is deceased in that case you must clam the entire amount on that line.  I hope this helps.

[rickysnowden]

But to be safe I would put the same amount on the line from last years forms.  There should not be any difference at all I would suppose.

[ira-kirtak]

So if it shows just one number for AGI (which is mine and his combined), I just put that same big number for both? Just making sure IRS is not going to go "Oh! You've actually made twice that in 2018 than reported!"

[ira-kirtak]

So... In 2018 we moved states, plus I started Acorns investment and IRA accounts. Turbotax had problems with all that or wanted me to get a much more expensive package or something - I don't remember, but I went to H&R Block. So I filed with them. That was also the first time we filed jointly. Now I'm trying to file with Turbotax, jointly again, but I guess it doesn't know that I filed jointly, since I skipped a year with them. And it's asking me for his AGI from last year because it wants to make sure I am me. I'm familiar with this from filing separately but this time "what was his AGI last year" is not making sense to me.

[ira-kirtak]

OK, so I went to edit my last year's AGI because I noticed it was off, and it let me enter info from last year's 1040 and all is well 🙂 Thank you all for taking the time to reply!