dawgie13
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Filing Married Separately or Married Joint? Child Support Issues

Hello, 

 

I got married in 2024. I make significant more money a year than my husband. I was planning on filing married but separately because my husband has child support back pay. I have a student loan and pay a significant amount of taxes on that per year and look forward to all my deductions I get back from it. However I came across the issue of trying to file married separately and it won't let me deduct my student loan. I plan to deduct also my mortgage, property tax, vehicle tax, HSA, I don't want to lose these deductions but I also don't want my return being taken away from me if I file jointly. Before we go see a CPA I would love some advice on what to do.