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If my spouse filed our taxes, do I still need to file my taxes seperatley ?

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June 3, 2024
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I got married in 2023, my husband filed under married joint taxes. I don't know if I am supposed to file or that's all that needs to be done. I received an email from TurboTax stating to file my taxes, but my husband already filed so I don't know if I'm supposed to file or not.

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DoninGA

If your 2023 tax return was filed as Married Filing Jointly, then you do Not file a separate tax return.

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ShannonNac

I just got married and didn’t know that I needed to file only one tax return if filing jointly and me and my wife both filed and filed jointly and both got rejected so how do I unfile her taxes and refile mine so that it’s combined.

CatinaT1

Like I already said we didn’t know that when filing that we wanted to do married filing joint or separate. We were testing which one give the best return and then my wife accidentally filed as married filling separate then payed and then filed. Because of time anxiety basically she filed as seperate on accident. Then I told her we needed to fix it. Because I think we could make a better return when filing as married joint. So now after trying to cancel hers and failing because it’s already been filed we attempted to amend to cancel it. That didn’t work because we have no idea what we are doing. Now we’ve both been rejected and I already tried to refile the proper way with her and mine wages added as filing joint and I refilled and got rejected again. It said same reason as before even though we’ve both already been rejected. The fact that nobody has ever told me that filing joint means combined wages makes me lose faith in humanity.

I think you need to find a local professional to sort everything out for you, especially since you amended her Married Filing Separate return. You will need to stay with that return and amend that amended return to make it a Married Filing Joint return.

I would file an extension for now and make an appointment with a local professional. We can't help you in this environment without seeing what you originally filed and the originally amendment. You do not want to file another return.

It depends on what program you are using. See your options here: How do I file an IRS tax extension? - TurboTax Support - Intuit

 This will extend the time you have to file your taxes until October 15th, 2025. 

Also, you may have to do your state taxes: Do I need to file an extension for my personal state taxes? 

Remember, an extension gives you more time to prepare your taxes, but it doesn't extend the time to pay your taxes.  If you have an indication that you will owe taxes, you should make the payment by the original due date of the tax return to avoid additional interest and penalties.

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VolvoGirl

No you do not file separately. A Joint return is one return combined for the both of you. Did he enter all your income and deductions, etc. on the Joint return?

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suzyleinani-gmaiAuthor

I figured that was right, but I received an email from turbo tax stating to finish filing my taxes. It's the first time I'm seeing this and I don't want to get penalized for anything.

rjs

When TurboTax sees an account that has not filed, it doesn't know that the person has filed jointly in another account. Just ignore the reminders from your old single account. But do make sure that your husband included your income and other information in the joint return that he filed.