I am completely estranged from my previous common law spouse and have no access to his net income for 2022. How do I proceed?

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If you don’t have any information about your ex, do not enter your exes income (or an estimate), it’s important that you do not claim the Spousal Amount.

To avoid claiming the Spousal Amount, complete the following instructions:

1. Select Find (or the magnifying glass icon).
2. Enter information in the Find window.
3. Select Information About Your Spouse or Common-Law Partner from the list of results, and then select Go.

The Now, let’s get [name’s] information step appears.

1. Fill out the form in TurboTax.
2. Select Continue.

The Tell us more about [name] step appears.

1. Complete the following instructions that match your situation:
   • If your spouse’s net income is more than $1, select No where it says Was [name’s] net income for 20xx zero? Then enter $25,000 where it says Net income from [name]’s 20xx federal tax return.
   • If your spouse’s net income is $1 or less, select Yes where it says Was [name’s] net income for 20xx zero?

Note: Entering $25,000 won’t affect the outcome of your return; it simply makes you ineligible for the Spousal Amount.

1. Select No where it says Are you claiming the spousal amount?
2. Fill out the rest of the form in TurboTax.
3. Select Continue.

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Since TurboTax calculates various credits and deductions differently depending on marital status, you'll need to start a new return listing the correct status to single. According to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), once you have been married, you cannot go back to single status. You have to choose either: separated or divorced in your marital status. 

Use your find tool at the top bar and search for: Marital Status --> then choose a status that best describes your situation, then add the date of change.

If none of the Marital statuses provided suits your current situation, then you have make sure to choose "single" if you have never been married before. 

Make sure to update the CRA with your current marital status since TurboTax doesn't do the update on your behalf. Please check the link on how to update the CRA:

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/update-your-marital-status-ca...

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