melissa b
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Yes, if your married on Dec. 31, your married all year, same for kiddos, if you have one on Dec. 31, you claim for all year (works out nice). |
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welltraveledprog
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Yes. You'd have to do so even if you got married on Dec. 31st of this year :)
You can file "married filing seperately" or "married filing jointly," but it has to be "married." |
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Dave
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You must file married, although you can pick to file a joint return or seperate returns. Most of the time, joint is better. Have yor tax preparer use a MFJ vs. MFS comparison. It is not much more work, but sometimes it really helps to see all of your options. |
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IMHO
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Yes. But its good. You get a tax break. More money. |
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Sam I AM
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Tax status is always determined by what your situation is on December 31. |
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waggy_33
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Yes it is based on your marital status on December 31st. |
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smones g
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yes, you have to claim even if you got married on new years eve!!!! |
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Brandi
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Absolutely you have to claim married on your taxes. Why would you not want to. Unless he has bad credit and does not receive take money bc to many people taking his tax returns.
Its something to be proud of! Why hide it! |
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AzOasis8
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Yes, you do. |
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acmeraven
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When the clock strikes midnight on the 31st of December it is your marital status at that point in time that is considered your status for the entire year. You can get married at five minutes to twelve and be considered married the entire year. If you get divorced on the 31st of December then you are considered single for the entire year. This is the way it is written so it shall be. |
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nbr660
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Yes |
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AJK
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I got married in March and I know I will be claiming that Im married on my taxes. I don't know if you own a home together or not but, my husband and I own a home and were told last year that being married we would get more money back this year. |
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Truc V
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yes, unless you want to be convicted of fraud. Never mess with the government. |
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Jonathan Moore
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Depends on your life status, if you can afford to the best thing is to talk to a CPA or tax service.
If you have children, own a house or paying back a school loan are just a few reasons to do this.
The money you spend now can help with future tax claims. |
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Mac user BNA
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Whether you claim you are married or not will depend upon which tax form you use and whether or not you and your spouse are filing a joint return. If you do file separately, only one of you will be able to claim the other as a deduction.
As far as the tax year is concerned, getting married in July counts the same as getting married in January or December. If you have a new birth in your family that occurs in December, then you can claim the deduction for that year. |
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B/Blondie
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yes you can. but if there is a reason why you dont want to claim it on youre taxes you can not claim you are married like if you file seperate. if you want to get money back for being married though you need to file together. |
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Sarah L
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probably |
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schoolot
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no, you don't have to, but filing jointly is more to your advantage |
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macki4
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you can it has been 6 months and it is up to you but if you do not then next year for sure. |
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OohLala
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no |
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