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My husband was incarcerated in march and will be serving seven years how can I file my taxes without him on there even though we are married and filed together last year

 
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My husband was incarcerated in march and will be serving seven years how can I file my taxes without him on there even though we are married and filed together last year

You can still file a joint return with your spouse even while he is incarcerated---as long as he agrees to joint filing.   Filing a joint return is better for you, so that you get the higher MFJ standard deduction on your tax returns, making less of your income taxable.

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