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Why file single on your federal taxes when you are married and does it effect your spouse if one of you dies?
Araxie515
If you are married, you cannot (and should not) file single. Your choices are Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately. The only time I usually see a Married Filing Separate return is either if the spouses, as a rule, just keep all of their finances separate, or if one of them owes taxes. Remember if you owe taxes the IRS will keep your refunds to apply to that balance due, so if only one of you owes taxes you can file Married Filing Separately and the one of you that does not owe taxes can still get their refunds. Also if you are going to owe on a tax return and file that return as Married Filing Separate, and then later die, your widow will not be responsible for the taxes.
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Do i have to change my status from married to single when my spouse dies?
if u want
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Spouse = married. Can't have one without the other.
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Is the surviving spouse responsible for deceased spouse's federal income tax?
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Do i have to change my status from married to single when my spouse dies?
if u want
Is a spouse responsible for your debts before the marriage?
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Spouse and I are not together. If filing single can your spouse get your federal refund if she owes?
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Does imputed income from domestic partner health insurance change your tax filing status?
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Married under 6 months can you still file single?
If you are considered married at the end of the year, you can never file single. If you don't want to file jointly with your spouse, you can choose "married filing separately." Under rare circumstances where you have not lived with your spouse at all during the last six months of the year, your spouse is not returning, and you meet the other qualifications for head of household, you may file as Head of Household. Frequently it's better to file as married filing jointly though...especially if one has a high and the other a low income.
