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.
no
There is no time limit. If you are married during the tax year, you can file jointly.
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.
no you can file seperately.
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.
No, you can file married filing jointly or you can file married filing separately
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.
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.
yes.
No. You can file based on your marital status as of December 31st of the tax year.
South Carolina