Do I have to show that I am married if my husband and I do not reside in the same house or state? We do not share expenses.

[MichaelL1]

Are you legally married?

Do you have any dependents?

Have you lived together at all the last 6 months of 2018?

[ashivers89]

Yes ,we are legally married. No dependents and no we did not live together at all in 2018

[MichaelL1 · Accepted solution]

When you are married, then your options (without a dependent) are to file as Married Filing Joint or Married Filing Separate.

These are your only options.