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Our Divorce was final on 11/2017. We have been single since then to present. We are filing taxes together for 2017, and ex-husband requested an extension. Do I need to request an extension as well or does his cover me?
If you are legally married as of Dec 31, 2017, then his choices are to file MFS listing you as spouse (not the ex), or file MFJ with you. Joint filing almost always results in lower taxes. The ex will file as single, or as head of household if she can claim a qualifying person, usually a child dependent. (She does not file as MFS.)
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