Head Of Household Filing Status
Question: New tax filing status-was previously head of household…?
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?
Answer: 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!
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