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vikkisecret1010
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I was married on december 27, 2016. do i have to file my tatxes stating that i was married or can we both file single since we were only married for 4 days in 2016?

 
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DoninGA
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I was married on december 27, 2016. do i have to file my tatxes stating that i was married or can we both file single since we were only married for 4 days in 2016?

If you are legally married on or before 12/31/2016 you can only file your 2016 tax return as either Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately.

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DoninGA
Level 15

I was married on december 27, 2016. do i have to file my tatxes stating that i was married or can we both file single since we were only married for 4 days in 2016?

If you are legally married on or before 12/31/2016 you can only file your 2016 tax return as either Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately.

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