KingTho

I'm eligible for Free File Online, and for the first time this year, I'm changing my filing status from Single to Married Filing Separately. Since my spouse is a non-resident alien, I need to enter "NRA" rather than a number in the spouse SSN field. However, this use of NRA rather than a number causes H&R Block's Free File Online to prevent me from e-filing (so they require me to mail the form instead -- but both international mail and the IRS's physical processing are experiencing massive delays due to the coronavirus).

I also tried TurboTax and TaxSlayer's Free File Online software, and they didn't even allow me to enter letters rather than numbers into my spouse's SSN field. I'm tired of signing up for so many new accounts with different tax preparers only to file out partway through filing that they fail in this way. I also considered using the IRS's own Free File Fillable Forms, but the IRS says they have a Known Limitation that the 1040 doesn't allow letters instead of numbers for SSN fields.

Can anyone confirm a particular tax software, preferably a free one, that definitely allows you enter your spouse's SSN as NRA and then still be able to e-file?

Someone of the forum says Taxact can efile with NRA, but just wanted to confirm that is true or not?

thank you