he hasn't paid his taxes for years before we got married and i don't feel like i should have to pay his past debt either, so i want to be able to file my taxes as single-can i do that and he do that?
2007-02-08 11:49:50 · 6 answers · asked by rj 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You can not file as single, but you can file as married filing separate. but filing this way will disallow you from certains credits and may increase the amount you owe.or reduce the amount of the refund
the Standard Deduction for Married filing Jointly is 10,500.00
the Standard Deduction for Married filing separate is 5,125.00
2007-02-08 11:59:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your best option is to file a Married Filing Jointly return, but make sure you send along an Injured Spouse claim. Any refund will take 5-8 weeks, but will alleviate your portion of the refund being taken for his pre-marital debt.
PS I filed an Injured Spouse return today, and I sent it electronically. You do NOT have mail them in.
PSS Even if you divorced him tomorrow, you still would not be allowed to file as Single for the 2006 tax year.
2007-02-08 21:30:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your choices:
1. File jointly with an Injured Spouse Allocation form. You must file a paper return and attach the form to the return. Every year, every return, until his debt is paid.
2. File a separate return. You'll pay much higher taxes but your refund will be untouchable for his debt.
3. Divorce him and file Single.
Further suggestion: Don't even think of buying a home jointly until his debt is paid. No joint anything for that matter -- bank accounts, investment accounts, etc.
2007-02-08 20:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I can help fix this.
The most common cause of non-filing is the fear that the taxpayer has that "if I file now, the IRS will catch me for all the other years I didn't file".
First off, this is simply untrue.
Second, most taxpayers don't realize that they may be missing thousands in refunds.
I am working with a Yahoo Answers reader now, and we found out that he didn't file 4 years of returns and the IRS currently OWES HIM over $9,000. He lost another $2,000 because it has been too long since the due date.
You CAN fix the problem permanently.
Enrolled Agent
2007-02-08 20:21:59 · answer #4 · answered by WealthBuilder 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You can't file as single. Married filing separate would probably hurt you more than it would hurt him. What you can do is file married filing joint, but also file an injured spouse form, so the IRS will only go after his share of the refund and won't touch yours.
2007-02-08 20:08:42 · answer #5 · answered by jseah114 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tell it IRS.. they won't agree.
2007-02-08 19:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋