We got married in late November of 06. I was living in a house that we had bought in February of that year by myself making the payments while my wife was living with her roommates until we got married (We went the old fashioned route). I was wondering since we were only married for a short portion of the year if I could file as single, claim the interest deduction myself and then she could just file as she normally would. Or do we have to file as married now?
2007-02-03 10:20:39 · 5 answers · asked by projoe1979 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Whatever your marital status on Dec 31 is your marital staus for the entire year in the eyes of the IRS.
So, no, you can not file as single. Your options are:
-married, filing jointly or
-married, filing separately
2007-02-03 10:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by TaxGurl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Both answers above are correct -- you have only two choices: married filing jointly, or married filing separately.
It is probably best to file jointly, since it usually results in a lower tax bill. The tax rate is lower.
2007-02-03 10:27:43 · answer #2 · answered by Allan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever your marital status on Dec 31 is your marital staus for the entire year in the eyes of the IRS.
So, no, you can not file as single. Your options are:
-married, filing jointly or
-married, filing separately
2007-02-03 10:28:23 · answer #3 · answered by jewel64052 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your first sentence gives the answer - you are married, and got married before the end of 2006 and presumably were still married at the end of 2006. So no, you can't file as single.
2007-02-03 10:26:34 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-03 19:29:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋