question about first time filling as married joint

[neourruler1]

i recently married but have been living with my wife for 5 years previous, she has never worked before or since we met therefore she has never done taxes, we married in 2024 in november i am currently filling my taxes for 2025 and did so as married joint however when finalizing the e-file it asks me for my wife's 2023 tax return which she obvioulsy doesnt have because she has never work. we dont know what to do in this situation

[DoninGA · Accepted solution]

For your spouse, enter a 0 (zero) for the 2023 AGI since she did not file a 2023 return.

[xmasbaby0]

Her 2023 AGI is zero.   Going forward, when you file a joint return, the AGI will be the same amount for both spouses even if one had no income.