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SHOULD I FILE MFS SINCE MY WIFE DID HOH

thugmuffin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:08:14 GMT

Re: SHOULD I FILE MFS SINCE MY WIFE DID HOH

DoninGA — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:10:24 GMT

If you are legally married and live together then you can only file as Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately.

If your spouse filed as Head of Household, that would mean that you did not live together at any time during the last six months of the year and there was a qualifying child as a dependent.

Re: SHOULD I FILE MFS SINCE MY WIFE DID HOH

thugmuffin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:38:35 GMT

I did live with her but left in October of 2025

Re: SHOULD I FILE MFS SINCE MY WIFE DID HOH

thugmuffin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:39:23 GMT

So I file Mfs and what happens

Re: SHOULD I FILE MFS SINCE MY WIFE DID HOH

DoninGA — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:42:53 GMT

@thugmuffin wrote:

So I file Mfs and what happens

You file MFS and you are fine. On the other hand she should not have filed Head of Household and should amend her tax return to MFS.