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Married filing separately

Loudspeaker1999 — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 18:42:56 GMT

My wife and I are considering filling separately in order to minimize her student loan payment under the PAYE plan. As she will have no income this year she won’t require any deductions. I know if I itemize deductions she must also... is there any issue with me deducting 100% of the deductions?

Re: Married filing separately

DoninGA — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 19:25:00 GMT

There will be no issue if you file as Married Filing Separately and itemize all of your deductions. Since your spouse has no income she would not be filing a tax return.

The standard deduction for filing separately in 2019 is $12,200 so your Total itemized deductions must be greater than $12,200 to have any affect on your tax return.