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Hello Community,
I have a US Resident living in another country, and married to one of the other countries citizens. When I do her tax return, I assumed I was checking the single box, but I see her former preparer claimed MFS. Is that a better selection? Wouldn't I have to have a SSN for him to select that option?
Thank you!
Dawn
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If you're Married, you are not Single.
Some software allows you to enter NRA (nonresident Alien) for the spouse and still efile the MFS return.
The more I know the more I don’t know.
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Great thought, but no children.
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Hi there,
So does that mean that ProSeries doesn't offer that option? And yes, I did find where the prior return had the NRA acronym noted in the Filing Status section, as well as a note at the top that stated "Taxpayer Abroad." So, I tried calling the help desk without any progress on a work around for this situation. 🤔
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The Taxpayer Abroad notation means they have until June 15 to file.
The checkbox for that would probably be found in the extension input section.
The more I know the more I don’t know.
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The ProSeries Basic software does not allow NRA to be entered in the SS field. I guess the only solution is for the client to obtain a ITIN. Am other ideas?
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You can override and enter NRA in the field but then it has to be paper-mailed. Which has been fine with a couple of my clients.
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@Taxprohere wrote:
but then it has to be paper-mailed.
I saw another ProSeries user say it can still be e-filed. You probably need to disable error-checking when e-filing it, but that other ProSeries user said the IRS accepts the return.
