My ex husband and I divorced in June of 2007. Can we still file jointly since we were married for over half the year?
2007-12-28 06:35:37 · 9 answers · asked by a0628 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
I'm an accountant. No. You have to file based on what your marital status is on the last day of the tax year.
2007-12-28 06:39:06 · answer #1 · answered by jim 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The answer is No. The marriage is over. Your filing status and his is "single". Even if you got divorced on Dec 31, 2007, the same thing goes.
2007-12-28 11:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by Gary 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Your marital status as of 12/31 is what decides how you can file for the year - since you were divorced before that, you can't file a joint return.
2007-12-28 09:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! And if you use a tax preparer who says no problem, find another one.
The IRS only looks at 12/31. You aren't married any more, so single it is. (If there are minor children, you might be eligible for head of household.)
And to the first poster, in the year of divorce, you can't even claim an ex-spouse as a dependent. From IRS publication 501: Divorced or separated spouse. If you obtained a final decree of divorce or separate maintenance by the end of the year, you cannot take your former spouse's exemption. This rule applies even if you provided all of your former spouse's support.
2007-12-28 06:39:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Marital status as of 12-31 is the determining factor. Consequently, you will not be able to file either MFJ or MFS.
2007-12-28 08:03:08 · answer #5 · answered by taxreff 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
submitting mutually pretty much consistently ends up in a decrease finished tax between the two considered one of you. it rather is a huge quantity or in basic terms some money - on your situations it rather is going to plenty extra probable in basic terms be some money. there are a number of credit, nonetheless, which you will no longer take in case you record as married submitting one after the other - one that should observe to you is which you will no longer take any training credit or deduct pupil very own loan interest. in case you record one after the other, you're no longer in charge for the different individual's tax, or in the event that they bypass over some thing from their return.
2016-12-18 10:29:16 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't file married. You would be better off if you both filed single anyway. If you have a kid, one of you can file head of household, that's even better.
2007-12-28 09:15:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can file jointly only up to june
2007-12-28 06:38:47 · answer #8 · answered by whome? 4 · 0⤊ 6⤋
yes you can as you were married for part of 07. does not even have to be more than half of year
2007-12-28 06:39:34 · answer #9 · answered by D P 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋