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No. Not on federal taxes. Marital status nor age will exempt anyone from filing requirements for federal tax returns. I don't know about your state return.
No, the forms are free and filing is free.
Yes if you are filing a non-resident return, itemizing California deductions, or filing a federal schedule other than A or B.
You are not exempt from filing for Income taxes based on age. You are exempt from filing taxes based on the income you receive. If your income is over a certain amount you must file.
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.
Most companies offer free tax preparation for federal tax filing only not state filing. You will most likely have to pay a fee for federal filing. I think is a good website to use to file for free federal taxes and at the end or towards the end they ask about state filing and at that time you can pay to file for state taxes.
The father is responsible for filing the return. One of the reasons someone appoints a power of attorney is to take care of such things.
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As they are issued by the government, yes, the are exempt from Chapter 7.
Most of the online tax preparation companies allow for state tax return e-file as well. Companies such as H & R Block, TurboTax, TaxCut, among others all offer e-filing for state returns as well as federal returns. Getting your state return filed for free, however, is much more difficult than free federal e-filing.
No. Never. It is exempt and protected.
It's just a form for figuring out how much money is owed the government. Keep in mind that it is a crime to not file your return; a federal offense that can get you a arrested.