You'll need to sign in or create an account to connect with an expert.
the IRS usually (always?) shuts off e-File if the SS Admin reports a deceased tax payer.
The only way it could work is if your joint return was ready to go you e-File within a few days of death.
You'll have to file on paper via US Mail.
the IRS usually (always?) shuts off e-File if the SS Admin reports a deceased tax payer.
The only way it could work is if your joint return was ready to go you e-File within a few days of death.
You'll have to file on paper via US Mail.
Thank you. Turbo Tax should really reveal this when you're prepping the forms. Thank goodness I didn't pay a fee to find out their software doesn't work for my situation.
No software will work. It's the IRS who is blocking the efile, not the software provider. Unless you want to complete your tax returns manually on the forms, you will need to use someone's tax preparation software to complete it. The fee is the same whether you efile or print and mail your federal return.
I found out how to avoid getting that error message! My FIL passed away last year. My MIL is the surviving spouse. I kept getting the same error message when I e-filed that many people have posted about. I switched the order of the two names, to put my MIL first, and the return was accepted within one hour! I was able to keep the deceased box checked for my FIL and I put "widowed" for my MIL. Yay! Didn't have to submit by paper! TT experts should say to try this, and the TT software should say it as well.
Still have questions?
Make a postAsk questions and learn more about your taxes and finances.
richsnew2020taxs
New Member
Guavalord54
Level 2
Jam89
Returning Member
igpx330176
Level 2
iaing
Returning Member
Did the information on this page answer your question?
You have clicked a link to a site outside of the TurboTax Community. By clicking "Continue", you will leave the Community and be taken to that site instead.