no
There is no time limit. If you are married during the tax year, you can file jointly.
no you can file seperately.
No, you can file married filing jointly or you can file married filing separately
No. MFJ or MFS.
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.
If your common law marriage is recognized in the state where you now live, or in the state where the relationship began, you are considered married for tax purposes. Assuming that you are living with your spouse, you may file as Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately. You may not file as Single or Head of Household.
yes.
If you are married when the tax year closes, you can file jointly. For most taxpayers, that means if you are married at 11:59:59 p.m. on December 31, you can file jointly, even if you've been married for less than a second.
No. You can file based on your marital status as of December 31st of the tax year.
I don't think you can file jointly with a non spouse, however if one of you is not working, can be a dependent of the other.
You can file as "married filing jointly". However , I don't know how being married may yet effect EIC.
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.