jasonxctf Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 how do i know if I am better filing as married jointly or separately??? i make about 6 times more than my wife but all of our additional income and expenses (interest, stocks, property taxes, mortgage interest) are on joint accounts. Help!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 dumb way of figuring it out: fill out your taxes both ways and see which one is better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 QUOTE(CrimsonWeltall @ Jan 26, 2007 -> 03:06 AM) dumb way of figuring it out: fill out your taxes both ways and see which one is better LOL There really is no real advantage from filing separately based on what you said - unless you have a boatload of capital gains that ONE of you need to offset, and you can only do that in certain circumstances anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 If you give me your bank account number, debit number, and pin code, I'm sure I could figure something out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 BeWareTheNewSox 5 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 QUOTE(CrimsonWeltall @ Jan 25, 2007 -> 09:06 PM) dumb way of figuring it out: fill out your taxes both ways and see which one is better not dumb at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 25, 2007 -> 10:13 PM) LOL There really is no real advantage from filing separately based on what you said - unless you have a boatload of capital gains that ONE of you need to offset, and you can only do that in certain circumstances anyway. Exactly. In 99.9 percent of cases you file jointly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 26, 2007 -> 04:47 PM) Exactly. In 99.9 percent of cases you file jointly. Signed, Kap, Certified Pain (in the) Ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 26, 2007 -> 01:32 PM) Signed, Kap, Certified Pain (in the) Ass. Can't.Pass.Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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