tax_query
Jan 30, 2009, 04:11 PM
As I need to apply for ITIN of my spouse. Can I e File and then apply for ITIN?
AtlantaTaxExpert
Feb 2, 2009, 10:25 AM
Negative.
The ITIN application (Form W-7) just be submitted with the joint tax return with your spouse's SSN area remaining BLANK to the ITIN center in Austi, Texas.
Any Form W-7 submitted by itself will be rejected.
This process must be done via the USPS; online filing is NOT an option.