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You can file as married filing separately, but not as single. If you have a child or children living with you and your spouse did not live with you for the last 6 months of the year, it is possible to file as head of household, but please check closely additional requirements to file as head of household.
Until you have a decree of separate maintenance or a final decree of divorce from a court, you must file as married filing jointly or married filing separately. If you did not live with your spouse during the final 6 months of the tax year at all, you may be eligible to file as head of household if you also meet the other requirements for head of household.
if me and my husband both have a residence and we are married can we both file head of household?
If you are legally separated on the last day of the year, you should file either as single or as Head of Household (if you have children that live with you for more than 50% of the year).
No, you can only count once. There are specific rules for dependents in a household.
You can file as married filing separately, but not as single. If you have a child or children living with you and your spouse did not live with you for the last 6 months of the year, it is possible to file as head of household, but please check closely additional requirements to file as head of household.
Until you have a decree of separate maintenance or a final decree of divorce from a court, you must file as married filing jointly or married filing separately. If you did not live with your spouse during the final 6 months of the tax year at all, you may be eligible to file as head of household if you also meet the other requirements for head of household.
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.
Yes. If a person has been living permanently apart from their spouse for at least the last 6 months of the year and they are supporting children living in the home, they may qualify to file as head of household. The other spouse may still be required to file as married filing separately.
A married person cannot "file single." I assume you mean file separately. If you file separately, neither spouse can claim credit for tax withholding taken from the other spouse. However, if you made any joint estimated tax payments, your spouse may be able to get at those. Tax tip: If you did not live with your spouse at all during the last six months of the year (and this was more than a temporary situation) and you otherwise meet the requirements for filing as Head of Household, you may be able to file as Head of Household instead of Married Filing Separately.
if me and my husband both have a residence and we are married can we both file head of household?
You cannot file as single. You can file as married filing jointly or married filing separately. In very rare circumstances, you can file as head of household if you did not live with your spouse for even one day during the last six months of the year (and this was not a temporary absence with intention to return) and meet the other qualifications to file as head of household.
No, you cannot file as the head of household on your yearly taxes if you are married. That is an option only available to single or widowed filers.
If you are legally separated on the last day of the year, you should file either as single or as Head of Household (if you have children that live with you for more than 50% of the year).
No, you can only count once. There are specific rules for dependents in a household.
For 2010 I was separated from my wife. For the 2010 year she was on SSI. How should I file my taxes? I had to pay her doctor bills and other maintenance expences also. Can I file "head of household" with her as a dependent? or, should I file single?
I believe you need a dependent to have a household.