I changed my marital status to "Separated" but why is Turbo Tax asking for my ex-husband's 2016 income [Canada Taxes]? This is coming up as an error to fix.
That is why...in the year of separation, it is possible you might be able to claim a spousal credit depending on what your ex' income was for the part of the year you were together. You don't need to include his income for the whole year, just the part of the year you were together. If you are unaware of this, use your best estimate. If his income for that part of the year was greater than $11,474 then your spousal credit will be zero...but the software is asking just in case.
May I ask, did you indicate the separation occurred in 2016?
That is why...in the year of separation, it is possible you might be able to claim a spousal credit depending on what your ex' income was for the part of the year you were together. You don't need to include his income for the whole year, just the part of the year you were together. If you are unaware of this, use your best estimate. If his income for that part of the year was greater than $11,474 then your spousal credit will be zero...but the software is asking just in case.
If you have children, and they resided with you for the balance of 2016 after the separation, you should go to this link and complete the RC65 form, you may be eligible for an increase in the Child benefits.
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/rc65/README.html
I need more information, how many returns were you preparing and what was your status before and after. If you have started with two returns, you cannot finish with one as single, you will have to start a new single return.
I am filing for 2022 and wondering if this is the same answer? It is asking for my ex's net income and I do not know it. Do I have to still put in an amount? But when he did his, not with Turbo Tax, it didn't ask him for my income.
Did you answer that your marital status changed in 2022? Did you include your new status as separated or divorced? There may have mistakenly been a credit applied for which asks for the spouse's information. In order to help you with this situation, we believe your best option is to contact our telephone support team for further assistance please call 1-888-829-8608.
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I separated in august 2021. I submitted my taxes as separated in 2021.
My divorce was pronounce in January 2023.. so I need to file as separated for 2022 again. However it’s asking me the separation date in 2022.. and does not give me the option to declare that it was in 2021. So I put Jan1st 2022 as the date then?
@Melch If you separated or divorced before 2022, you say "No" to the question "Did you separate from your spouse/partner in 2022?". Then you won’t need to provide any info about your ex-spouse/ ex-partner. To change you answer, select “Marital Status” from under “My Info/Introduction” in the left side menu. Choose the correct options and click the “Continue” button to save your information.