My husband is in the nursing home how do I file married or single?

spresley53 · ‎July 9, 2020

xmasbaby0 · ‎July 9, 2020

You can still file a joint tax return. You are married, even though your spouse is in a nursing home. You can still get all of the tax advantages of a joint return including the standard deduction for a married couple. You have not said how you are paying the nursing home--if you are itemizing deductions then the nursing home could provide you with a breakdown of the out of pocket costs that might be entered on your tax return as medical expenses.

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xmasbaby0 · ‎July 9, 2020

You can still file a joint tax return. You are married, even though your spouse is in a nursing home. You can still get all of the tax advantages of a joint return including the standard deduction for a married couple. You have not said how you are paying the nursing home--if you are itemizing deductions then the nursing home could provide you with a breakdown of the out of pocket costs that might be entered on your tax return as medical expenses.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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My husband is in the nursing home how do I file married or single?