I was divorced for 7 yrs and always files head of household and could claim EIC, but I think my refund will go way down if I file married as my husband has a much better income than mine.
2007-01-23 05:14:23 · 9 answers · asked by sweetnessmo 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Filing married but separate is not an option. I know I can not get the EIC if I do that.
Someone asked earlier if I claim the kids or their father. Yes, they are mine to claim.
Thanks everyone for the answers so far. Looks like I cooked my own goose by getting married before Jan. 1. Oh well, you live and learn.
2007-01-23 05:33:15 · update #1
Pssst...Ask an experienced CPA NOT the yahoos on Yahoo.
2007-01-23 06:04:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Married Filing Jointly
2007-01-23 05:22:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that you've been unmarried on the end of 2006, you would possibly want to report as unmarried for that 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. in the adventure that your mothers and fathers qualify to declare you as a depending, then certain they could, and declare the EIC with you as a qualifying infant in case you meet each and every of the regulations. At age 23, you would possibly want to in user-friendly words qualify in case you've been an finished-time pupil for a minimum of 5 months of 2006. Your getting married in 2007 would not change some thing tax-sensible for 2006.
2016-12-02 22:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!
You always have the option of filing jointly or seperately. However, you do have to indicate your marital status regardless.
It's not a given that your EIC that you got before will be better than your current situation--although there is a lot of variability in that.
2007-01-23 05:25:39 · answer #4 · answered by lilpuffingirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you cannot file single. Your only options are to file married filing joint, or married filing separate.
2007-01-23 05:19:18 · answer #5 · answered by jseah114 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You can file as head of household or married. You should try it both ways and see which would give you a better refund. You might want to check with a CPA for the exact rule for this year.
2007-01-23 05:20:53 · answer #6 · answered by PK 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
YOU MUST FILE AS MARRIED! Typically you will do better filing joint. Most people pay more tax when they file separate.
Don't listen to "PK." They are wrong when the said to file as single.
2007-01-23 05:23:31 · answer #7 · answered by Dizney 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
i would file using married filing seperate
try turbo tax ( free without submitting)
depending on your income you can file free through irs.gov
who is claiming the kids. you? or their dad? if you, then you can still claim the EIC
2007-01-23 05:23:36 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ Lisa♥ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
File married but filing seperate. That should be O.K.
2007-01-23 05:18:03 · answer #9 · answered by besitos2610 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋