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Overview

Your AGI is your adjusted gross income, for more information about what adjustments are made, visit the IRS. The IRS uses your prior-year AGI as a security verification when e-filing. It ensures only you (and the IRS) can access your filing data.

AGI Reject

You will get a reject if you have entered an incorrect amount for the prior year AGI when filing your return.Your prior year adjusted gross income (AGI) is found on Form 1040, line 11.

• If you filed with us last year, go to My Account and review the prior year return under My Returns.
• If you did not file with us last year, or cannot access that account, you can request a transcript from the IRS. The AGI is the last line under Adjustments to Income on an IRS transcript.

Once you have retrieved the correct AGI, click on the File tab, and then select File Now. You will be guided through the final filing process again. Update the AGI by answering yes to the question Did you file a return with the IRS last year? Complete the remaining steps to re-file your return.

If you continue to get this rejection after entering the correct AGI, you will need to contact the IRS, at (800) 829-1040, for more assistance, or paper-file your return.

Amended Prior

Use the AGI amount from the original return, even if you amended your prior-year return.

Corrected

Use the AGI amount from the original return, even if the IRS corrected your prior-year return after it was filed.

Negative AGI

If the AGI was negative in the prior year return, you will omit the minus (-) sign and enter the numbers only.

Married Filing Joint or Married Filing Separate

Spouses who file as Married Filing Joint (MFJ) have the same AGI.

Spouses who file as Married Filing Separate (MFS) may have different AGI amounts as each spouse files their own return.