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If your spouse did not live in the home during the last six months of the tax year you can be "considered unmarried" for tax purposes. You will be able to use a filing status of Single or Head of Household (if you have dependents), which are usually more beneficial tax wise.
Otherwise, you would file "married filing jointly" or "married filing separately" If you are married and file separately, you both must itemize your deductions on each of your returns, or both of you must take the standard deduction.
No - Your husband cannot claim you as a dependent. The spousal support he paid will be taxable income to you and a deduction for him on his return.
If you received alimony, enter it into TurboTax following these steps:
[Edited | 4/15/2020 | 5:26pm PDT]
If your spouse did not live in the home during the last six months of the tax year you can be "considered unmarried" for tax purposes. You will be able to use a filing status of Single or Head of Household (if you have dependents), which are usually more beneficial tax wise.
Otherwise, you would file "married filing jointly" or "married filing separately" If you are married and file separately, you both must itemize your deductions on each of your returns, or both of you must take the standard deduction.
No - Your husband cannot claim you as a dependent. The spousal support he paid will be taxable income to you and a deduction for him on his return.
If you received alimony, enter it into TurboTax following these steps:
[Edited | 4/15/2020 | 5:26pm PDT]
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