How do I file taxes my husband have not lived together?

Question

My husband have been seperated and have not live together at all for 2006 and I have two dependent children. How do I file my taxes?

Answer 1

As long as the children lived with you more than half the year and you are providing half of their suppport, and you are maintaining a home yourself; You can file Head of Household and claim your two children. If you didn't have the children, you would have to file Married filing separately.

Answer 2

I dont know your income, but I wanted to tell you about a free IRS program that could save you some money.

The IRS has a program called VITA that does free tax preparation for households earning $40,000 or less. They can make sure that you get all your eligible credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, the Dependent Care Credit, etc.

This is an absolutely FREE service. They can e-file and do direct deposit so that you can get your return back in 7-10 days. There is no need to get a refund anticipation loan, which is really nothing more than a high interest loan where you would be paying to borrow your own money. You have worked hard for your money and you should be able to keep it! To find a VITA free tax site near you, call the IRS at: 1-800-829-1040.

I work with the VITA sites in Nashville and know that it can make a huge difference for working families. www.unitedwaynashville.org/nwba.

Answer 3

You can file married filing separately. Does your husband provide any child support for the children?
Also, you and your husband can file married filing jointly. This will lower your taxes. Also, communicate with him?

Answer 4

Federal taxes you can file Head of Household, State taxes vary. Go to your local library and get the paperwork to be sure. If in doubt call the 800 number for federal office.

Answer 5

Check out this link...It explains the five filing statuses:

http://home.earthlink.net/~rkahnfinplan/taxfiling.htm