In general,
your filing status generally can either be Married or Unmarried (Single, Widow, or Head - of - Household).
Fact # 3: The «Single»
filing status generally applies to anyone who is unmarried, divorced, or legally separated according to state law.
Not exact matches
Otherwise, you
generally must use the standard deduction for the married
filing separately
status.
Divorced taxpayers who do not qualify to use the head of household
status will
generally file as single.
Tax brackets for the different
filing statuses are
generally more or less proportional, with the head of household brackets being wider than the single brackets, and the brackets for those who are married
filing jointly being widest.
The IRS
generally allows you to
file an amended tax return to correct your
filing status, the number of dependents you claim, your gross income and to increase or decrease the number of deductions and credits you report on your original tax return.
The type you need to
file is
generally based on your residency
status.
There are 5 different choices of
filing status, but you can
generally only qualify for 1 or 2 of them in any given year.
For example, the IRS
generally considers an informal separation (as opposed to a legal separation or divorce) to still be married and eligible for
filing under either married
filing jointly or married
filing separate
statuses.
Generally, when a borrower
files for bankruptcy the P2P agency will go through the process of putting the account into a bankruptcy
status and will stop loan payments from being collected.
Prepare (but not
file) a «mock» federal tax return showing what their federal taxes would have looked like if the federal government had recognized their marriage (
generally the
filing status would be «married
filing jointly») and applying tax law as it applies to married people.
Generally, you can not use the Married
Filing Separately filing status and claim the Premium Tax Credit on your tax r
Filing Separately
filing status and claim the Premium Tax Credit on your tax r
filing status and claim the Premium Tax Credit on your tax return.
Married couples who
files under this
status generally have separate high income and / or large itemized deductions (e.g., from charitable contributions or medical expenses).
Most tax preparers do not recommend
filing using the married
filing separately
status because the tax liability is
generally higher (you will pay more to the government), and this tax
filing status does not allow you to use some of the deductions and credits such as the earned income credit, child tax credit, student loan interest deduction, or the Lifetime Learning Credits.
A nonprofit corporation
generally offers more liability protections than other nonprofit forms, and if you want to
file for 501 (c)(3)
status, your organization must be incorporated.
The married and
filing jointly (MFJ)
status generally allows you both to take advantage of many deductions and benefits together as a couple.
HH
status is a benefit to a parent, because
filing as HH
generally results in taxation at rates lower than «Married
filing separately» or Single.