For example, if your AGI is $60,000 and you're filing separately, the first $4,500 of your medical expenses can't be deducted. But if you file jointly with a combined AGI of $120,000, you can only start deducting medical expenses when they reach $9,000 (7.5% out of $120,000)....
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As we said before, the IRS doesn’tforceyou to file jointly if you’re married. You can always file separately. Married filing separately is a filing status for married couples who, for whatever reason, decide, “Meh, we don’t want to do our taxes together.” As a married couple, you...
If you are married, you generally have a choice of filing your federal income tax return(s) as married filing jointly (MFJ) or as married filing separately (MFS). Because of a number of special rules, your combined tax will often be lower if you file married filing jointly than if you...
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While you hardly have to file tax jointly after marriage, it's not possible or legal to file as a single person. Those filing separate returns need to know the proper marital status for such a case is married but filing separately.
aHello everyone as tax season rolls around I usually get many questions about being married but filing separately. This of course means that if you are married you and your wife can file separate tax returns as opposed to married and filing jointly where you only file one tax return together...
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Married Filing Jointly vs. Married Filing Separately When using married filing jointly status, your total combined tax liability is often lower than the sum of your individual tax liabilities if you hadfiled separately.3The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) encourages couples to file together by offerin...
Although there are financial advantages to filing separately, couples miss out ontax creditsmeant for couples who file jointly. If you and your spouse both generated taxable income, calculate your tax bill as a joint and separate filer before filing, to determine which of the two will save you...