Got married on Jan 8 2022. What will be filing status?

[NorthGeorgiaGal]

You need to have been married before January 1 of this year to file last year's taxes jointly. So if you got married on December 31 of last year or earlier, you can file together. But if you got married on or after January 1 of this year, you must file separately this tax season.

[DoninGA]

Your filing status on the 2021 tax return will be Single if you were not legally married on 12/31/2021.

[sahibsingh93]

Thank you for the reply. From the other reply, I got a little confused:

- Will it be married filing separately or single?

[daduck56]

The filing status for 2021 will be single.  Next year you can choose filing Married or Married Filing Separately