2007-01-30 07:50:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
No she can not take the standard deduction if you itemize. The IRS states the following.
When claiming married filing separately
If your itemizes,then your spouse must also itemized or take a standard deduction of -0-.
2007-01-30 07:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. When filing separate returns both must either itemize or take the standard deduction.
If either one itemizes the other MUST itemize. If they have no itemized deductions, they must claim $0 on that line of the tax form.
2007-01-30 08:02:51 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you file separately and you itemize deductions then your wife's standard deduction is 0.
So, you will not get ahead this way. There is almost no cases when you can get ahead by doing this. But, I personally use Turbo Tax and it allows you to play with various scenarios, including recalculating taxes if you file separately. It does it right and tells you if it makes sense, but most likely not.
2007-01-30 07:56:25 · answer #3 · answered by Alexander K 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She does not could itemize, yet she can't declare a generally used deduction. the generally used deduction is $0 for a guy or woman who's "married submitting one by one" whose substantial different itemizes.
2016-10-16 07:40:23 · answer #4 · answered by season 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If you are filing "married filing separately" and one spouse itemizes, the other must itemize as well.
2007-01-30 07:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by jseah114 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋