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Taxes from A to Z: M is for Married Filing Separate

15 March 2011

I would guess a full 50% of the questions that come my way about filing status focus on whether it makes sense to file as married filing separate. My answers tend to be split between “no because you’re single” and “it depends.” My advice is not to make this any more difficult than it needs [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Filing Single When You’re Married

17 May 2010

Taxpayer asks: Hi, I am getting married july 2010 for personal reasons. However, my husband and I are both going to still be in college until May 2011 and will be living separately with our parents as dependents. Would I need to change anything regarding my taxes? Could I still have my parents claim me [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Legally Separated

17 March 2010

Taxpayer asks: Hi There, I am totally confused as to how we should file our taxes. By December 31st 2009 my husband and I had paperwork in the court in California that specifically states we are separated, a division of property and finances and an order for him to pay alimony. We have never lived [...]

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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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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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Ask the taxgirl: Alimony and payments to ex-spouses

18 May 2008

Taxpayer asks: I PAY MY XWIFE SUPPORT CAN I CLAIM THAT MONEY ON MY TAXES? Taxgirl says: This is another one of those questions for which I have received a bunch of variations on a theme. It’s not just high profile divorcees like Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, pictured above, who have to deal with [...]

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