Standard or itemized deduction, married filing separately

[xmasbaby0]

@Rayalston  It's nice to try to help other users.  Pay attention to the dates their questions were posted.  You just replied to a question that was asked in April.

[Rayalston]

@xmasbaby0  Thanks. I saw the date the question was posted but I felt like responding to it anyway. Sorry if you had an issue with me responding but it is what it is.

[xmasbaby0]

@Rayalston  No issue at all----please reply any time to something you want to reply to -- we welcome it.  Just a hint since you are relatively new to the user forum.

[ei741d]

can we both take itemizes same time?

[JohnW152]

Yes.

If you’re both filing separately, and one spouses itemizes, then the other spouse would have to itemize to receive a deduction.  He or she wouldn’t be eligible for the standard deduction.