I plan on mailing the ITIN W-7 form with my original 2021 tax return to obtain the ITIN needed for my foreign non-US citizen spouse. Once I have the ITIN, then I plan to amend the tax return from 'single' to 'married, filing jointly'.
I understand that there are a few other ways I could have done this, such as filing by mail and sending the ITIN W-7 form along with the return, but wanted to verify that filing an amended return with the ITIN would work as well.
March 27, 2022 12:02 PM last updated March 27, 2022 12:02 PM Connect with an expert
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1 Best answerWhere the Internal Revenue Service is concerned, you're either single or married – you can't be both. If you're married, you can't file as a single taxpayer , and if you're single, you can't file as a married taxpayer.
You are filing a return that is basically wrong. You cannot file as Single, you can file as Married Filing Joint or Married Filing Single (you will still need your spouse's information, so you cannot e-file). If you have not mailed your return yet, the best way is to mail in your return as Married Filing Joint along with the ITIN application.
March 27, 2022 1:05 PMWhere the Internal Revenue Service is concerned, you're either single or married – you can't be both. If you're married, you can't file as a single taxpayer , and if you're single, you can't file as a married taxpayer.
You are filing a return that is basically wrong. You cannot file as Single, you can file as Married Filing Joint or Married Filing Single (you will still need your spouse's information, so you cannot e-file). If you have not mailed your return yet, the best way is to mail in your return as Married Filing Joint along with the ITIN application.
