If I don't work my husband will claim me as a dependant as well as our other kids, when I do get a job next year can we go back to filing separately ?
2007-06-06 08:23:07 · 5 answers · asked by Cherry C 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You can change it every year if you like.
2007-06-06 08:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can switch back and forth between a joint return and married filing separately every year if you want to.
If you have no income, your husband could take an exemption for you - that's not quite the same as claiming you as a dependent, but works pretty much the same financially. A spouse is never claimed as a dependent.
Is there some reason you file separately? It will almost always cost you more total in taxes than filing a joint return. If you're filing as "single", then that's illegal - the only legal status would be married filing separately if you don't file a joint return.
Unless one of you has very high medical bills or unreimbursed employee business expenses, you'd do better by filing jointly that separately, whether you both have income or not.
2007-06-06 08:49:37 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you can file separate returns next year. You may wish to figure your returns both jointly and separately to see which results in the least total tax. Joint returns are usually better for that. Certain deductions and credits are not available on separate returns. The EIC is an example. If one of you itemizes deductions on a separate return, the other can't claim the standard deduction.
You change between married filing jointly and married filing separately every year. You can even amend separate returns after you file to switch to a joint return. After you file a joint return, that years return can't be changed to separate.
Technically, your husband can never claim you as a dependent. If you file a joint return, you do get a personal exemption for each of you. That is probably what you actually mean when you say he claimed you.
2007-06-06 13:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whether or not you both have jobs has nothing to do with married, filing joint or seperately???? The only reason usually to file seperately is if one or the other owes a debt that takes the refund; and you can get around this on a married, filing joint, return by including a form 8379-Injured Spouse Allocation; which will protect the non-debt owing spouse. If you go married, filing seperate, you cannot get the child tax credit or education credits; and the downside keeps on going.
2007-06-06 11:35:53 · answer #4 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you will probable do extra effective submitting joint than one after the different, yet determine it the two techniques. in case you report one after the different, your status is married submitting one after the different - you're actually not allowed to report with status head of enjoyed ones once you're married, that must be unlawful. on your joint return, you will declare the youngster as a based, and get the youngster tax credit in case you have any tax criminal accountability for it to shrink. counting on your joint income, you will additionally very probable be eligible for EIC once you're in common terms working section time and he's not employed whilst in school finished time. you would be able to additionally be eligible for some practise credit, yet while your income is low, you will possibly no longer owe any tax so as that they does no longer do you any good.
2017-01-10 16:40:02 · answer #5 · answered by deangelo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋