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Me and estranged spouse live in nj and there is no such thing as a legal separation in nj...i have not lived with him for years. how can i file...he will be itemizing
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June 5, 2019
2:18 PM
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If you are not divorced on the last day of the tax year, your filing status choices are
- Married filing jointly,
- Married filing separately,
- Or, if you qualify, Head of Household. You are considered unmarried for HOH if you lived apart from your spouse for the entire last 1/2 of the year, You provide more than 1/2 of the cost of maintaining a residence for you and a qualifying relative and you have a qualifying relative (such as your child) living with you for more than 1/2 of the year . If the child is your qualifying child, you do not need to claim them as a dependent.
If you meet the definition of Head of Household, you don't have to itemize deductions if you don't want to.
June 5, 2019
2:18 PM