KrisD15
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Deductions & credits

Community Property Rules only apply if you are filing Married Filing Separately. 

 

If this is your situation, you would only split the applicable income earned AFTER marriage. 

Anything earned before marriage would go to the spouse who earned it at that time. 

 

IRS Pub 555

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