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Would I be better filing head of household instead of married filing jointly since my spouse has no income and we have two children

t-gard71 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:45:01 GMT

Re: Would I be better filing head of household instead of married filing jointly since my spouse has no income and we have two children

DoninGA — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 14:56:53 GMT

When you are legally married and living together you can only file your tax return as either Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately. You would want to file jointly even if one spouse has little or no income as it is the best way to file when married.

Re: Would I be better filing head of household instead of married filing jointly since my spouse ...

MinhT1 — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 14:59:25 GMT

If you are married, you can't file as Head of Household.

In almost all situations, it's more beneficial to file Married Filing Jointly than Married Filing Separately.

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