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When married but separated can married filing jointly be the filing status?

IF you are NOT LEGALLY separated in the state that you are a a resident of on the last day of the year. Your filing status would be married filing joint or on a separate 1040 federal income tax return MARRIED FILING SEPARATE.


Income tax after a divorce. Joint or separate filing?

If you are legally separated or legally divorced on the last day of the year, you should file as single or head of household. You should NOT file as Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately.


How do you file income tax if your are still married and do not know the whereabouts of your husband and are not legally separated.?

Married but filing separate


How do you file for taxes when you are married but separated?

Only IF in the state that that you are a resident of 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). Other wise your filing status would be married filing joint or on a separate 1040 federal income tax return MARRIED FILING SEPARATE.


Is better filing jointly with a spouse or separately?

If you are married, you can legally on file in two ways, Married Filing Joint and Married Filing Separate. Married Filing Separate excluded you from getting any tax credits and you only get half of the Standard Exemption. I have never seen a case where Married Filing Separately was better. Married Filing Separately also requires you to include your spouses social security number on your return. If you are married but legally separated for at least the last six months of the calendar year you can file as if you are not married. This means you can file as Single, Married Filing Separately, or Head of Household.


What is the difference between filing married and married separate withholding payroll taxes?

Married Filing Separate will withhold a higher amount than Married Filing Joint. That is the only difference as far as withholding goes.


Do you have to file married if you got married at the end of the year?

YES. Married filing joint or Married filing separate if you were married on December 31.


Do i need to file a joint tax return if I divorced this year?

If you were legally separated or legally divorced on the last day of the year, you should file as single or head of household. Married Filing Joint or Married Filing Separate would both be incorrect.


You and your wife are separated can you file single?

Not as long as you are still legally married on the last day of the year. Married filing jointly or Married filing separately. NOT as a single taxpayer.


Do you have to say im married on your taxes?

you can state married filing separate if you want.


What is the difference between married filing separately and single tax filing status?

The main difference between married filing separately and single tax filing status is that married filing separately is for married individuals who choose to file their taxes separately, while single tax filing status is for individuals who are not married or are legally separated. Married filing separately may have different tax implications compared to filing as single, such as different tax brackets and deductions.


How does the IRS view judgment of separate maintenance -- is the couple considered married filing jointly?

No. You may not filed a Married Filing Jointly return if you are legally separated and that decree has been finalized by the last day of the tax year. Your options are either Single or Head of Household, depending on if you have any dependents that would qualify you for a Head of Household filing status.