I efiled and it got rejected. Can I change my efiled from married jointly to married separately?

Yes. If your return was rejected you can change your filing status to married filing separately.

Make sure that Married filing separately is your best option.

Some of the disadvantages of filing separate returns:

• In 2019, married filing separately taxpayers only receive a standard deduction of $12,200 compared to the $24,400 offered to those who filed jointly.
• If you file a separate return from your spouse, you are automatically disqualified from several of the tax deductions and credits ( Education Credit, Earned Income credit, Child and dependent care credit and adoption credit).
• In addition, separate filers are usually limited to a smaller IRA contribution deduction.
• They also cannot take the deduction for student loan interest.
• The capital loss deduction limit is $1,500 each when filing separately, instead of $3,000 on a joint return.