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Explore your tax filing options as a married couple with this guide, and make an informed decision that could save you money. Like many of the decisions made in a marriage, the choices that couples ...

Married couples can choose to file taxes jointly or separately every year. While the tax code generally favors joint returns, some spouses may benefit from filing apart, experts say. For 2021, roughly ...

Married couples have the choice of filing their taxes jointly or separately. What is the best option for you and your spouse? Generally, it is to file jointly – but there are several factors to ...

Not sure which filing status is right for you? Learn more about how filing jointly vs separately impacts your taxes. The IRS considers taxpayers married if they are legally married under state law, ...

Filing taxes under the status of “married filing separately” for tax year 2020 — i.e., the return you’re filing in 2021 — is largely unchanged from the 2019 tax year. While there are relatively few ...

My husband and I married June 2016. This would be the first year of us filing taxes together. However my husband owes taxes and says he will be filing his taxes as single and not married. I carry his ...

Married couples have an important choice every year: filing taxes jointly or separately. While the tax code generally favors joint returns, some spouses may benefit from filing apart, experts say.