topic Married Filing Seperately But Disagree On Itemizing vs Standard Deduction in Deductions & credits

Married Filing Seperately But Disagree On Itemizing vs Standard Deduction

michaelmm — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 07:13:58 GMT

I'm filing taxes as married but filing separately. I need to itemize my deductions to get better refund. I understand both spouses would need to itemize or take the standard deduction. However, I don't know how my spouse filed since we do not talk. Regardless, I need to itemize. Suppose she does not agree to itemize. What happens in that situation?

Re: Married Filing Seperately But Disagree On Itemizing vs Standard Deduction

Critter — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:17:47 GMT

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Re: Married Filing Seperately But Disagree On Itemizing vs Standard Deduction

Critter — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:17:13 GMT

You win itemizing trumps standard deductions every time. SO... itemize if it makes better sense for you to do so ... and if your spouse used the standard deduction they will get a letter from the IRS to amend her return. At that point, you could amend both of your returns to file jointly IF you both can agree to it.