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New Member
posted Feb 16, 2025 5:22:26 PM

Why is Turbo Tax asking if my partner is a US Resident?

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Level 15
Feb 16, 2025 5:23:40 PM

Are you trying to claim them as a dependent?

New Member
Feb 16, 2025 6:38:46 PM

My wife and I have been filing jointly for over 20 years with Turbo Tax, we’re both US Citizens with social security numbers and this is the very first time Turbo Tax is asking about her citizenship. It’s very alarming. 

Level 15
Feb 16, 2025 6:43:21 PM

You might have clicked something accidentally in MY INFO.  Go back through the MY INFO screens for her name.

New Member
Apr 12, 2025 12:47:32 AM

We had the same thing happen. It is unnerving and strange. Like you, filing jointly for over 20 years, both citizens of the US.  

Expert Alumni
Apr 12, 2025 5:19:59 AM

Is the selection to claim your wife as a dependent selected in the my info section?  The US resident is a question typically asked when trying to claim a dependent.

 

@Raybear1 

New Member
Apr 16, 2025 2:28:48 AM

No. Nothing was checked other than married filing jointly. 

Expert Alumni
Apr 16, 2025 2:47:33 PM

Which version are you seeing this in?