When you don’t know your spouse’s income and can’t find out through reasonable means, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recommends that you enter your best estimate.The CRA will assess you and your spouse’s (or former spouse’s) returns together to ensure that the credits and deductions were correctly applied between you. If there’s any inaccuracy or mismatch, they’ll reassess your returnsTip: You may want to save your tax refund (if any) until you receive your Notice of Assessment or Reassessment in case some or all of it needs to be repaidImportant: If you don’t enter your spouse’s income (or an estimate), it’s important that you don't claim the Spousal Amount. For more information, read the Spouse or common-law partner amount page on the CRA website.For more information, please see this TurboTax FAQ What if I don't know my spouse's income?Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

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Net income from 2021 federal tax return (Line 23600) how do I find it when I have not done the spouses taxes yet.

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When you don’t know your spouse’s income and can’t find out through reasonable means, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recommends that you enter your best estimate.

The CRA will assess you and your spouse’s (or former spouse’s) returns together to ensure that the credits and deductions were correctly applied between you. If there’s any inaccuracy or mismatch, they’ll reassess your returns
Tip: You may want to save your tax refund (if any) until you receive your Notice of Assessment or Reassessment in case some or all of it needs to be repaid

Important: If you don’t enter your spouse’s income (or an estimate), it’s important that you don't claim the Spousal Amount. For more information, read the Spouse or common-law partner amount page on the CRA website.

For more information, please see this TurboTax FAQ What if I don't know my spouse's income?

Thank you for choosing TurboTax.