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Isn't this all solved by just filing separately, not jointly?

• oidar 2y ago
  Nope. It's a reason some might note get married.
• guitarsteve 2y ago
  No, for taxes, married filing separately is a different category than single. Married filing separately results in a higher tax bill than married filing jointly for most couples.
• delecti 2y ago
  Married filed separately effectively locks you out of a lot of benefits when compared to unmarried filing single, or married filing jointly.
• ultrasaurus 2y ago
  There are places in the tax code where Single != Married Filing Separately. One pertinent example is that Washington State's capital gains tax applies after $270k per single person, per married couple filing jointly OR split in half for married filing separately. Which could be a theoretical $18.9k/year difference in taxes.
  • lostmsu 2y ago
    Yeah, that particular deduction reeks of some big brain energy. My family is going to be outta here by the end of the year, hopefully.