Can he claim my kids, too.?
My fiance and I are getting married in November, can we file a joint return?
My fiance and I are getting married in the beginning of November and I heard if we're married before December 31, then we would be considered married the whole year, Is this true?
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I've answered ur question on the other one...Since u will be on a Federal return together, ur info and his info are now combined to one Return, including ur children. So now both incomes are combined. If he itemize, so do u. If you do EIC.so does he. The credits are figured out by both incomes and u are now ONE!! So if ur separtate u have to file Married Separte.which is bad..But for him.U will be able to claim Head of Household later..which will help u out.. But again u are concidered married the either year!! Congrads!!
yes it is true
and if you have kids you will be able to claim them as dependents.
Yep, you sure can.
yeah, i think so too
Yes, once you're married, your dependents are his dependents and vice versa. When you file the joint return, the IRS doesn't differentiate between yours and his, you just lump it all together.
Yes, if you get married before December 31st, 11:59pm, you are married the whole year and he can claim your kids as well.
Talk with a professional to make sure you do it right.
As long as you're married on or before December 31, you can file a joint return. However, the question remains: are you sure that's really in your best interests? You should probably check to see if married filing separate/head of household works better for you. In some rare cases, a joint return isn't the best possible option. A basic tax software program can help you with that. It might be a bit pricey to take it to a tax preparer, so the $40 for Turbo Tax might be a worthwhile expense for you next year.
As far as claiming your dependents, if the children can legally be claimed on either your return or his return, then they can be claimed on your joint return. The main thing you want to make sure of is that you have the legal right to claim them. The IRS hates when two people filing different returns claim the same child! ;)
Yes you can file joint tax return together and claim all of the kids as long as you get married this year.
However, speaking strictly from a tax standpoint, it is better to live together in a house and have kids without being married. It doesn't matter if they come from a previous marriage or not.
This way, one spouse can itemize the deductions on the house while the other spouse can claim head of household. If you can't itemize, then both spouses can claim head of household as long as they can legally claim at least one child as a dependant.
This is also helpful if one spouse or both would qualify for Earned Income Credit on their own.
Yes, your tax status depends on what you are on the last day of the tax year. You both would then claim the kids as long as there is not a father out there somewhere who is given the kids exemptions as part of the divorce decree.
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