Filing an amendment for RDP in Community Property State. Rejected by efile

[xerxes00]

I’m filing an amendment for 2023, and the clients are registered domestic partners (RDPs) in California. According to IRS Publication 555, I need to file their federal status as single but split their income and deductions. This means I have to include both of their W-2s when reporting their income.

When I attempt to e-file, the return keeps getting rejected because the W-2 SSN doesn’t match, and since I’m filing as single, I’m not adding the spouse’s information in the main client panel.

I tried entering the spouse's W-2 information in the "Employee Information (if different than Client Information)" section at the bottom of the W-2 panel, including the spouse's SSN and details, but the e-file is still being rejected.

How can I file as single, include the spouse's W-2 for income splitting, and avoid the e-file rejection, given that the spouse’s SSN isn’t part of the main client panel?

[sjrcpa]

fake it by entering the taxpayer's SSN?

[xerxes00]

Yeah, I guess I could do that. Hopefully that doesn't have any unforeseen ramifications.