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- From: jsp@uts.amdahl.com (James Preston)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: How do I know if it's beneficial to file jointly?
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- Date: 24 Jul 92 21:52:01 GMT
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- ceng@mdd.comm.mot.com (Curtis Eng) writes:
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- }O.K. here's some questions for all you tax experts:
-
- }I'm getting married on new year's eve at 5:00 p.m. If I sign the marriage
- }license on Dec. 31, does that mean we can file jointly on April 15, 1993?
-
- If you are legally married on Dec. 31 at 11:59pm local time, then you MUST
- file as a married couple, either jointly or married filing seperately. You
- do not have the option of filing as two single people.
-
- }And if I can, would it help us out to file jointly if:
-
- }a. Our household income is about $70,000+.
- }b. I make more money than she does.
- }c. She is somewhat wealthy, and had to pay a lot because she has a lot of stocks
- } and investments and a house.
- }d. I will get a decent refund.
-
- I'm not sure how she can be "somewhat wealthy" if your combined income is
- $70,000. You will probably pay more taxes filing as a married couple than
- you would filing as two single people. Take a look at a recently posted
- article on this topic in this group that compares the two situations for
- a number of income ranges.
-
- --James Preston
-