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Im In the Middle of A Divorce Right Now So Me and My wife do not Make Any Contact But Turbo tax is asking for her social security which i do not have?

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April 13, 2020
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bosso3

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I am assuming that you are trying to file jointly.

If so, I suggest you work with your spouse to do so.

Probably the cheapest solution is to ask her for her SSN, and cooperate in terms of filing the return and make financial arrangements for paying any taxes due or splitting any refund.

(Note that by filing jointly you each have to sign the return, and you each have full responsibility for accuracy and amount due.)

If she has income and has to file a tax return, the above approach may also save her money.

If you are working with attorneys you may want to consult your attorney.

If the above approach is not possible, you can file single, but that will likely result in higher taxes.

However, that cost may be worth it to you or her, or both.

VolvoGirl

Employee

No you can't file Single yet until you are Divorced. You are probably filing MFS Married filing Separate. Yes you need to enter her ssn on a MFS return. The IRS needs to match it to her return. You both have to file the same way either taking the Standard Deduction or Itemized Deductions. You need to have your lawyer get it for you if you can't and find out if she Itemizes. If you Itemize then she will have to also.