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Ask the taxgirl: Filing Single When You’re Married

7 October 2009

Taxpayer asks: Can you file single if you are married? Short info I am still in school only have 1 more year then I am done. My insurance ran out so my husband and I got married for the insurance. We were engaged and already had a date. Just had to bump it up to [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: MFS and Homebuyer’s Credit

3 August 2009

Taxpayer asks: I read your blog everyday and find it enjoyable and knowledgeable. My question to you today is about the First Time Home Buyers Credit. Last year my client filed MFJ. This year, they purchased a house but their combined incomes are over $170,000 so they are phased out and cannot get the $8,000 [...]

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Court Rules on DOMA Challenge By Not Addressing DOMA

15 July 2009

Last year, while Californians were in the midst of a heated debate on the merits of Prop 8, Charles Merrill took activism into his own hands: he filed papers in Tax Court challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). On July 13, the Tax Court ruled that Merrill was not entitled to relief. (Merrill v. [...]

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