I got married on 2/11/2017. can I file my 2016 as married since my wife didn't work in 2016 but we were living together?

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I got married on 2/11/2017. can I file my 2016 as married since my wife didn't work in 2016 but we were living together?

If you were not legally married as of 12/31/2016 then you can only file your 2016 tax return as Single.

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I got married on 2/11/2017. can I file my 2016 as married since my wife didn't work in 2016 but we were living together?

If you were not legally married as of 12/31/2016 then you can only file your 2016 tax return as Single.

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