Hello my friend, thank you for your question
The advantages of filing married separate when you both have student loans is that each one of you are responsible for their own loans.
On the otherhand, the disadvantage of filing married filing separate is that your taxes are higher and you cannot claim the following;
- Educational Benefits
- Earned Income Credit (EIC)
- Child and Dependent Care Credit
- Adoption Credit
- The following credits will be cut in half
- Itemized Deductions
- child Tax Credit
- Capital Losses
- If you use the standard deductions then your spouse must use the standard deductions. If you use the itemized deductions then your spouse must use itemized deductions.
- If you live in a community property state, then you also have to take into account the community property allocation and adjustments. (AZ, CA, ID, LA, NV, NM, TX, WA, WI)
- If you file Married Filing Jointly then you only file one tax return but if you file Married filing Separate, then you have to file two separate tax returns.
I hope this answered your question
Thank you do much
Martha
