I was married September 1st, but previous to that I was considered head of household because I was a single mama. I did change my w-2 after we got married and I'm not sure how our taxes this year will work. Is there a certain length of time during the year that corelates to me still being able to file head of household, just this one last time?
chatsplas
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NOPE> Your choices are MFJ or MFS as you were married on 12/31/07 and together. Generally HOH and MFJ are same tax brackets, so there would be no advantage to that for you, anyway. You pool your incomes and investments and credits and deductions.
Congratulations on getting married!
Judy
No you can't file as head of household, even if you had just gotten married on December 31. Your marital status as of the end of the year determines how you can file.
just me
no. you filing status is determined as to what you were on the last day of the tax year. you will either file married filing jointly or married filing separately. married filing jointly will give you more credits and deductions