Ok, here is the scenario...single up until November of this year..Does a person file with their new spouse or does he file with ex-spouse?
2007-07-23 08:40:08 · 5 answers · asked by aulona37 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Your filing status on Dec 31st determines your filing status for the entire year.
If you divorced your ex during 2007 and do not re-marry by Dec 31st, your filing status would be Single or Head of Household if you provided a home for a dependent child.
If you re-marry before Dec 31st your only choices are Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately. Of course, that is with your current spouse. MFJ will usually result in the lowest total tax liability for you and your spouse.
2007-07-23 08:49:57 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Marital sataus is figured based on the status as of December 31 of the tax year.
If an individual is married in November, they file with the new spouse.
If they divorced this year, they would not be filing with the ex-spouse, even if they did not remarry.
2007-07-23 08:47:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you file with your ex-spouse?
I agree - your choices are who you are married to on Dec 31., or married filing separately.
2007-07-23 13:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by BruceN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can file "married, filing separately".
You should really address this question to the Dept. of Revenue seeing as you were married to two different people in the same year.
2007-07-23 08:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i would say you file with whoever you are legally married to at december 31. that is the date that determines your filing status, so, i would assume that would determine who you file with also.
2007-07-23 08:46:05 · answer #5 · answered by M S 3 5 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋