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If I file 'Married filing seperately' do I have to kep doing that in the future?

No you can change from filing separately to jointly or jointly to separately from year to year. Why do you want to file separately this year? It is almost always better to file jointly than separately. See this FAQ for some of the reasons: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894449-is-it-better-for-a-married-couple-to-file-jointly-or-separ...


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If I file 'Married filing seperately' do I have to kep doing that in the future?

No you can change from filing separately to jointly or jointly to separately from year to year. Why do you want to file separately this year? It is almost always better to file jointly than separately. See this FAQ for some of the reasons: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894449-is-it-better-for-a-married-couple-to-file-jointly-or-separ...


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