Hi everyone just wondering how I file this year. I'm married with 1 child, and I only made about YTd Gross income was $20989.07 so far and my husband did not work that much during the year maybe only for 2-weeks only making maybe $700.00 total, so do I claim married and head of household?
2007-12-19 10:44:43 · 3 answers · asked by juicy 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
To taxgurl, so what will benfit me more to file married joint or married seperate??
2007-12-19 10:59:30 · update #1
Head of household is only applicable to single people with dependents......like a single mother.
If you are married, you either file as:
-married, filing jointly or
-married, filing separately
You can't be both married and head of household.
edit: in most cases, it is best to file married, filing jointly. Unless there is a lot of other information you didn't share in your question, this would be the best for you.
You would file as married, filing separately for reasons like: you are legally separated but not yet divorced or if one partner has a very unique financial situation.
2007-12-19 10:52:31 · answer #1 · answered by TaxGurl 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that your husband lives with you, you can file as "Married-Filing Jointly" or "Married-Filing Separately".
In your situation, jointly would be better.
2007-12-19 19:01:33 · answer #2 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally MFJ gives you the highest refund.
You aren't eligible to file HOH. So your only choices are MFJ and MFS. MFS would not get any EIC.
2007-12-19 19:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋