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January 21, 2020
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Hi I am looking for information regarding filing with a spouse that is not a citizen or resident of the United States I am seeing that I can choose married filing separately and also head of househol

  • January 21, 2020
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But want to confirm which option is correct for my situation

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DoninGA
Employee
January 21, 2020

You can only file as Head of Household if you have qualifying child being claimed as a dependent on your tax return.

Otherwise -

If you are a US citizen or US resident and your spouse does not have a Social Security number or an ITIN and you are not applying for an ITIN with the tax return then you can only file your tax return as Married Filing Separately.  Where asked to enter the spouse's Social Security number enter 999-88-9999.  You can only print and mail your tax return, it cannot be e-filed.  When you print the tax return erase the Social Security number for your spouse and manually enter NRA for non-resident alien.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for the procedure to print and mail a tax return using the online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1944348-how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online