U.S. Citizen living in Canada

[lunarist]

Hello,

I'm having an issue filing my tax return and I'm hoping someone can provide some guidance. Here is some quick background info.

I am a U.S. citizen who works in the U.S. but lives in Canada. My husband is a Canadian citizen and works in Canada. 

The question I have is when I am filling out my U.S. tax return on Turbo Tax I have selected 'Married filing Separately' and when I do this it asks for my husband's info as well. I can enter his name but it than asks for his Social Security Number which he does not have since he is a Canadian citizen. When I try to continue it throws up red flags since the Social Security number for husband is blank.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get by this or do I simply leave it blank and try to proceed. I'm concerned the IRS may flag this as a tax return not being filled out correctly.

Thanks for your time,

Catherine

[SharonD007]

You can try to e-file your tax return using the MFS filing status with a nonresident alien spouse by leaving his SSN blank and selecting My spouse was a nonresident alien at any time during 2023.

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2. Bypass the screens with no SSN warnings.
3. Select that you want to e-file your return and follow the instructions.
4. If your tax return in rejected, follow the instructions to mail your tax return.

Refer to the TurboTax Help article How should I file my taxes if my spouse is a nonresident alien?