Resident alien with resident alien spouse filing jointly. Wife doesn’t have SSN so left it blank. TurboTax omitted her name from state return, can’t amend or write it on.

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February 8, 2025
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NY STATE. Wife unemployed, applied for ITIN through federal, no place to enter this on state return. Not sure why TurboTax left spouse name, DOB etc. fields blank as now finalised return and can’t amend. Can’t imagine it will be accepted with spouse name being absent on a joint return and I can’t write on the printed document. What do I do?

Best answer by SusanY1

Ok thanks, is there any other way to contact given we are in the UK?

The state return will need to be amended after the ITIN is issued. You should be able to complete this in TurboTax. Presently, the IRS is taking around 4-6 weeks to process ITIN applications.

The IRS places this number for you on federal returns but, of course, they are not involved in your state return.

Since your return was filed without this information, I would recommend coming back in a few weeks after the ITIN is received to amend the return to add this information.

In the meantime, if you receive any correspondence from the state, reply to let them know you are waiting for an ITIN to be issued.

DaveF1006

To clarify, was you wife completely omitted from the IT-201 NYS form? Go back through your NYS return and run the review in the end. When a message appears asking for your wife's social security number, type in NRA. See if this clears up the issue.

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wola1Author

Correct, there are four big empty spaces on the IT-203 beneath my name, surname, date of birth and SSN, where my wife’s details should be. When I click the amend (change) option and click amend through TurboTax online it then tells me the section will be ready February 15.