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Why does TurboTax insist on calling me by my husband's name as though he were preparing our taxes? He's not. I am. How do I get this fixed?

 
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Why does TurboTax insist on calling me by my husband's name as though he were preparing our taxes? He's not. I am. How do I get this fixed?

If your spouse is listed first on the tax return the software is using his name when it asks questions.  It does not have a webcam on you and does not know who is sitting at the keyboard.   Do not try to change the order of the names or you will mess up the return and confuse the IRS.

 

ORDER OF NAMES ON A JOINT RETURN  https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901551-does-the-order-of-the-names-on-a-joint-return-matter

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Why does TurboTax insist on calling me by my husband's name as though he were preparing our taxes? He's not. I am. How do I get this fixed?

TurboTax uses the name of the person that is listed first on the tax return.  It does not know who is preparing the tax return.

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