How am I supposed to do taxes online if my spouse is a UK citizen w/o a SSN?????

I'm new at taxes and new at being married and doing married taxes. I'm a US citizen trying to do her normal US taxes, but to put married filing separately so husband's income is not subject to US tax and so that I'm honest about being married, not single. He doesn't have a SSN since he is a UK citizen. TaxAct and Freetaxusa, both won't let me put "N/A" for SSN. It keeps saying enter it as numbers and will not let me proceed.

Does anyone know of any websites that will actually let me put N/A? I do not want to do this by hand or something and can't be wasting time registering at different sites trying to find one that lets me put N/A. I am not good at this and really have no idea what I'm doing, I'm relying on these websites to help me out with it.

By the way, I have very low income and no foreign earned income.

Thank you in advance for any advice you might have

Turbotax won't let me, either 

Hi,

I actually just did my taxes today with a similar situation. There are no websites I found that would allow me to do this, so I'm filing by mail after having filled out the form through the IRS site. While it's not possible to save your application when you're working on it, you can type all the information in as it's a PDF. The 1040A/1040 directions say to put NRA in the spot for your spouse's social security number, which stands for nonresident alien. Make sure that he definitely qualifies as a nonresident alien, though. You won't be able to claim him as an exemption if you file with him as a nonresident alien without a SSN/Tax identification number.


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Also you definitely absolutely have to file as married. If you're married, it doesn't matter whether your husband has no financial ties to the US or not, you have to file married separately or jointly.


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Oops, NRA is what I have to put, not N/A...my mistake! Thanks for mentioning it.

He definitely qualifies as a NRA (he has only visited the US twice in 2015, to see me, and has never done business there or lived there). I am not claiming him as an exemption because I don't know how or why I'd do that tbh... I'm going to do filing separately as well, he earns way more than me and I don't need them taxing him too.

Thanks for the advice and thanks for letting me know there actually aren't websites that work, and that I should do it as a PDF and mail it in. I hope you have a good weekend

Well done; don't forget to mail the return and pay any tax before the due date of 15 June 2016.  (As you now live overseas, the 18 April filing deadline for folks in the US is no longer important.)

I am not claiming him as an exemption because I don't know how or why I'd do that tbh... I'm going to do filing separately as well, he earns way more than me and I don't need them taxing him too.

If your husband has no US taxable income, you can file MFS and claim an exemption for him. BUT - he needs to get an ITIN. https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/General-ITIN-Information. Go down to "who needs a ITIN" - it's item 3 - a spouse, if you want to claim the exemption.

It doesn't mean his income is declared or taxable, but the additional exemption generally means that your tax liability (if any) decreases. A bit of paperwork, but my be worth the time and trouble in future years if your income increases.

Yes, you have until June 15 to file, but any US tax due must be paid by the April deadline.

Quick question do you have to file an extension to have until June 15th to file?


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The 15 June 2016 extension is automatic and paperless. An extension to 15 October 2016 requires filing an IRS Form 4868. The additional extension to 15 December 2016 requires writing a letter to the IRS.