Can spouses file jointly on TurboTax using separate accounts without getting flagged?
I want to file jointly with my spouse but we each want to use our own TurboTax accounts to input our own W2s separately. Can we both just select married filing jointly on our separate accounts, or will this cause problems with the IRS?
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Madison King
Absolutely not! You need to file ONE joint return with ALL income from both spouses on the same return. Filing separately on different accounts but marking MFJ would create duplicate returns and trigger major red flags with the IRS. This could result in delays, audits, and potential penalties.
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Vanessa Chang
•oh shoot thanks for letting me know! saved me from a huge headache 😅
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Julian Paolo
•learned this the hard way last year. took 6 months to sort out the mess 🤮
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Ella Knight
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William Schwarz
•Does it actually work? Sounds too good to be true tbh
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Ella Knight
•Yeah its legit! Saved me from making a huge mistake with my amended return. The AI explains everything in plain english
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William Schwarz
•just tried it and WOW! why isnt everyone using this?? 💯
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Lauren Johnson
create a shared login for turbotax and do it together, thats what me n my wife do
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Jade Santiago
yall need to stop trying to reinvent the wheel lol. just sit down together and do your taxes like normal people 🤣
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Caleb Stone
•fr fr some ppl make everything so complicated
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Daniel Price
Not sure why you'd want to do this tbh. Joint filing means joint responsibility - you should both be aware of whats being submitted
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Vanessa Chang
•we trust each other, just trying to make it more convenient
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Olivia Evans
if ur trying to hide income from eachother thats a whole different conversation you need to have 👀
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Vanessa Chang
•no nothing like that! just trying to save time but I get it now
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Nina Chan
Another option is to use one TurboTax account but divide the work - one person can enter their W2 info first, then the other person logs in to add theirs. That way you're still working on the same joint return but can input your own information separately. Just make sure to communicate about deductions and other items that might overlap!
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Sophia Rodriguez
•That's actually a really smart approach! We ended up doing something similar last year - I handled all the income stuff first, then my partner logged in to add their business expenses and deductions. Way less confusing than trying to coordinate everything at the same time.
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