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Turbotax?
« on: April 08, 2018, 08:55:20 PM »
So I've finally gotten all my financial documents, and I was told to file a 1040EZ. When I went onto the IRS website, it recommended using Turbotax so I just wondered if anyone else on here had used it and recommended it to e-file. Or if I should use something else.
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Re: Turbotax?
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2018, 08:58:38 PM »
Also it's asking me for my husband's SSN, which he doesn't have since he's a UK citizen. Do I consider him a nonresident (of the US) alien then as he has never lived in the US?
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Re: Turbotax?
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2018, 10:03:39 AM »
If you're filing a joint return, you'll need a tax ID number for him (which I think takes some time to obtain...?).  If you're filing "married filing separately" because he has no US tax liability, then you would write NRA in the field where his SSN/TIN would go.
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Re: Turbotax?
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2018, 07:33:55 PM »
Quote from: jfkimberly on April 09, 2018, 10:03:39 AM
If you're filing a joint return, you'll need a tax ID number for him (which I think takes some time to obtain...?).  If you're filing "married filing separately" because he has no US tax liability, then you would write NRA in the field where his SSN/TIN would go.
Thank you for that!

I'm filing separately as we hold no joint accounts or anything, and Turbotax just kept throwing up error signs for me and saying I couldn't e-file without a SSN for him.
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Re: Turbotax?
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2018, 09:04:35 AM »
Quote from: solaire129 on April 09, 2018, 07:33:55 PM
Thank you for that!

I'm filing separately as we hold no joint accounts or anything, and Turbotax just kept throwing up error signs for me and saying I couldn't e-file without a SSN for him.

I'm not sure if TurboTax will let you e-file with NRA in that field.  I can't e-file anyway, but as I recall, it did cause a problem.  I don't know if any of the online preparers allow it.
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Re: Turbotax?
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2018, 09:22:34 AM »
Quote from: jfkimberly on April 10, 2018, 09:04:35 AM
I'm not sure if TurboTax will let you e-file with NRA in that field.  I can't e-file anyway, but as I recall, it did cause a problem.  I don't know if any of the online preparers allow it.

TaxAct allows you to file with NRA
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Re: Turbotax?
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2018, 09:53:07 AM »
Quote from: KFdancer on April 10, 2018, 09:22:34 AM
TaxAct allows you to file with NRA

I'll try them... are they free if your AGI is below a threshold?
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Re: Turbotax?
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2018, 08:29:44 PM »
Quote from: jfkimberly on April 10, 2018, 09:53:07 AM
I'll try them... are they free if your AGI is below a threshold?

It was free for me, and I was around $4k. I couldn't type in NRA into the field, but that could have been me so I just mailed stuff in anyway. Slightly less convenient.
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