After I got married, on my W-4, i claimed 9 allowances because I have two step children and my wife who doesn't work. as well as changing my status from Single to Married. That boosted my check by almost $300 per month.
If I get divorced before the end of the year, will I be forced to file as a single person with no dependents? In other words, will I owe thousands of taxes back? ($300 X 12 months = $4800).
Am I correct in these assumptions, or will I get some kind of break because for most of the year I was married and supported two children?
It doesn't seem fair that, say, for the first 10 months of the year, you support a wife and two kids, and then comes January, you have to file as a single person with no defendants just because of a late year divorce.
2007-09-17
02:37:53
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jimmyaven
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