Does the date married determine anything? I obviously want the biggest return possible and wondered if anyone had any informed input. Should we do married filing jointly/seperately? Can we still use an EZ form?
2007-01-10 03:01:39 · 6 answers · asked by lo lee 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
No children or dependents.
2007-01-10 03:02:36 · update #1
Almost always it is beneficial to file Married. Date married doesn't mean anything, you could have been married on 12/31, and still file jointly.
If you both used the 1040EZ last year, and nothing else has changed(buy a house?), you should still be able to use it.
If you do your own taxes, figure it both ways. It doesn't take very long to fill out the 1040EZ, and it could save you a couple hundred dollars. If you use a tax preparation service or an accountant, they will be able to tell you which would be to your advantage.
2007-01-10 03:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by J.R. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually filing jointly is preferable. You can use the EZ form. Suggest you figure what your taxes would be (refund would be) by filling out EZ forms individually and jointly. You may benefit filing separately. Great investment would be downloading TaxAct and let the program do the computations. http://www.taxact.com/
2007-01-10 11:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by reynwater 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can get married on the 31st of December at five minutes before midnight and you are considered to be married for the entire year by the IRS. Date of marriage is irrelevent. Go to IRS.GOV and fill out an online return for both married filing joint and married filing seperate and see which is to your advantage.
2007-01-10 11:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your only options are MFJ or MFS. Married filing Jointly is usually the best, however, figure it out both ways to find out for yourself.
2007-01-10 11:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by lotsof? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acme is correct. You are married for the whole year.
MFS will never be better mathematically than MFJ. You only use MFS if there is a non-mathemtaical reason such as can't find the spouse, etc.
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2007-01-10 11:28:14 · answer #5 · answered by WealthBuilder 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you would benefit more by filing married filing jointly. This gives you a bigger deduction to your taxes.
2007-01-10 11:45:35 · answer #6 · answered by bueyes67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋