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A married couple filing their income tax jointly generally will owe less tax than a couple who file separately, but not always. A lot depends on the amount of income each spouse reports.

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What is the standard sedition for a married couple filing jointly?

$24,800


Does a married couple have to file taxes together legally?

No, you can file married filing jointly or you can file married filing separately


What are the advantages of filing for married income taxes jointly?

There are additions to tax benefits to filing your taxes as married filing jointly in most cases, the deductible is greater than it would be individually and there are often additional tax credits to married filers.


How much income tax on 24000 filing jointly for a married couple?

1500.oo


What is the advantage of married filing jointly?

The advantage of married filing jointly is that your tax may be lower than your combined tax for other filing statuses. Another advantage would be your standard deduction, if you do not itemize, my be higher and you qualify for tax benefits that do not apply to married filing separate.


Can you file your taxes jointly if you are not married?

The available filing statuses for federal income tax returns are: Single Married Filing Jointly Head of Household Married Filing Separately Qualifying Widow or Widower No, there is no filing status for Single Filing Jointly.


Can you and your fiance file as a couple?

You can't file Married Filing Jointly if you aren't a married couple. While you're engaged, you each have to file as Single. But no matter when you marry during the year, you can file Married Filed Jointly for the year in which you marry.


How do you file your income tax married jointly?

You can file your federal taxes jointly if you are married. Even if your spouse is unemployed, filing jointly means he or she is still responsible for any outstanding taxes due should you not pay.


Does your husband have to sign your tax papers?

Yes, if your are married filing jointly. No if your are married filing seperatly.


What is the tax bracket for 125k married filed jointly?

The tax bracket for a couple filing taxes as married filing joint and making $125,000 is 25 percent. This is based on tax year 2014 information.


What will be rebate check filing married jointly?

Yes. A married couple will receive up to $1,200.


How does the IRS view judgment of separate maintenance -- is the couple considered married filing jointly?

No. You may not filed a Married Filing Jointly return if you are legally separated and that decree has been finalized by the last day of the tax year. Your options are either Single or Head of Household, depending on if you have any dependents that would qualify you for a Head of Household filing status.