Should my husband create a new profile? We used my profile but now I am no longer working and he has a w2 and is self employed, this is the last year I will have a w2.

jamcam2011 · ‎May 31, 2019

My husband will be the one to file taxes from now on. We got married in 2015 and filed joint under my profile. As a small business owner and sole provider does he need to make his own profile to file taxes?

Opus 17 · ‎May 31, 2019

No, in fact, to prevent the IRS from getting confused, you should continue to file with your name and SSN first on any joint return. The fact that he will have a schedule C does not matter regarding who gets listed first.

*Answers are correct to the best of my ability at the time of posting but do not constitute legal or tax advice.*

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Opus 17 · ‎May 31, 2019

No, in fact, to prevent the IRS from getting confused, you should continue to file with your name and SSN first on any joint return. The fact that he will have a schedule C does not matter regarding who gets listed first.

*Answers are correct to the best of my ability at the time of posting but do not constitute legal or tax advice.*

jamcam2011 · ‎May 31, 2019

Ok, thank you. So even for next year when I will not have any income to report it won't matter if my name is first?

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Should my husband create a new profile? We used my profile but now I am no longer working and he has a w2 and is self employed, this is the last year I will have a w2.