For a couple not legally married with single income, is it better to file as head of household or get officially married and file as married filing jointly?   Wouldn’t HoH give better tax benefits? ... View more

I’ve read that there aren’t restrictions with what you can do with a HELOC. A friend wants to get HELOC to buy investment property in cash. Question is, if she wants to be able to write off HELOC as a business expense, does she get HELOC from primary home or does she get HELOC from investment property? Both have enough equity. I've heard that HELOC from primary residence can only be written off if the HELOC was used for remodeling purposes on the primary residence itself, not for investing purposes (not sure the validity of this statement). But a HELOC from investment property used to buy another investment property can be written off since it's a business expense. Things like repairs and mortgage interest can be written off, if the HELOC was obtained from the investment property. However, the interest from HELOC on primary residence will probably be lower than interest from HELOC on investment property. Question: so if she gets a HELOC from her primary residence, to buy another investment property, can the repairs and mortgage interest be written off as business expense? when it comes to being able to write off business expense, does the original of where the HELOC originated from matter or is it more of what the HELOC is used for? ... View more

I am mailing in my returns. I know I have to mail my W2 with my federal return.  Do I have to mail my W2 with my state return?  (I dont believe I mailed my W2 with my state last year and no issues) ... View more