My husband filed his taxes and put married when he filed them. Do I still need to file my taxes as his wife since he already filed his taxes?

[xmasbaby0]

You said "his" taxes.   Did he prepare a joint return and include all of your information on that return?  When you file a joint return, all of the combined income and combined information from both spouses is on the same Form 1040, and the refund comes with both names on it.

Or did he file "married filing separately?"  If you file married filing separately, each spouse must file their own return and follow some strict rules, which can be complicated if you are in a community property state.

When you are legally married, you have two choices:  married filing jointly or married filing separately.  You need to know what he did.  If he filed married filing separately, then you still need to file your own tax return.

[KeshaH]

If he filed a Married Filing Jointly return, your income needs to be included on that return. You'd need to amend the original return to add your income. It's possible you end up having to owe some of your refund back to the IRS and state since all of your income wasn't included. Make sure to wait until the original return is processed and you receive any refund due before filing the amendment.

If he filed a Married Filing Separately return, you would file your own return an also file Married Filing Separately. No need to amend.