I have a 0 where the spouses name should be, but there is no spouse, single return and i can't get rid of it

[IRonMaN · Accepted solution]

Did you accidently click MFJ or MFS?  Did you enter a W-2 or some other worksheet and accidently click the "spouse" box?

[rbynaker]

Sometimes quirky things like this happen.  I'd try selecting MFJ, then see if you can delete the 0, then switch the filing status back to Single.