Married couples can file either Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately on their Federal tax returns.
Under certain conditions, starting with not living in the same house for more than 6 months of the year, one or both of the parties can file Head of Household.
It is more advantageous for most couples to file jointly rather than separately. In general, the IRS encourages couples to file a joint tax return by extending several tax breaks to those that do, while denying the tax breaks to those who file separately.
Couples who file jointly can claim the following deductions, while those filing separately cannot:
There is more information about filing Married Filing Jointly and Married Filing Separately here.
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