You could file jointly if that is what you mean.
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.
you can state married filing separate if you want.
that is the question what filing status get more federal tax credit
Married Filing Separate will withhold a higher amount than Married Filing Joint. That is the only difference as far as withholding goes.
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.
No, you can file married filing jointly or you can file married filing separately
If you were married as of December 31, you file as either 'married filing separately' or 'married filing joint' for that year.
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.
you can state married filing separate if you want.
yes.
that is the question what filing status get more federal tax credit
Married Filing Separate will withhold a higher amount than Married Filing Joint. That is the only difference as far as withholding goes.
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.
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.
Sure
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.
Even though your wife has no taxable income, you are still required to file married on your taxes. A tax professional will be able to explain filing statuses more.