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Anita George

Can spouses file MFJ on TurboTax using separate accounts without issues?

Need to know if my spouse and I can file jointly through TurboTax but using different accounts. We'd each input our own W2s separately but select married filing jointly. Want to avoid any red flags with the IRS. Anyone done this before?

Abigail Spencer

This would definitely cause problems with your return. When filing MFJ, you need to report all income on a single return. Filing separately with the same status would create duplicate returns and trigger automatic flags. Use one TurboTax account and input both W2s together to avoid delays and potential audits.

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Anita George

ugh that's what I was worried about. guess we'll have to coordinate better lol

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Logan Chiang

learned this the hard way last year 🤡 took 6 months to sort out

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Isla Fischer

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Miles Hammonds

interesting... how exactly does this work? does it just read transcripts or what

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Isla Fischer

It does way more than just read transcripts! It analyzes everything and gives you specific timelines and explanations. Shows you exactly what the IRS is doing with your return

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Miles Hammonds

just tried it and WOW 🤯 wish I knew about this sooner! saved me hours of research

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Ruby Blake

my wife and i take turns doing taxes each year and we learned to just share the login info its way easier

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Micah Franklin

Why not just do it together? Grab some wine make it a date night 🍷

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Ella Harper

lmaooo nothing says romance like reviewing W2s 😂

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PrinceJoe

Tax preparer here: PLEASE dont do this! It will 100% cause problems with the IRS. They'll think youre trying to file twice and freeze everything.

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Anita George

thanks for the heads up! definitely dont want that hassle

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Brooklyn Knight

bruh just email each other the W2s and do it once its not rocket science 💅

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