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Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Personal Exemptions and Dependents
Separate return. If you file a separate return, you can claim an exemption for your spouse only if your spouse...
Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Credit for Withholding and Estimated Tax for 2011
Separate Returns. If you and your spouse made separate estimated tax payments for 2011 and you file separate...
Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Credit for Withholding and Estimated Tax for 2011
Separate Returns. If you are married but file a separate return, you can take credit only for the tax withheld...
Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - What Expenses Can You Include This Year?
Separate returns. If you and your spouse live in a noncommunity property state and file separate returns,...
Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Income Taxes
Separate federal returns. If you and your spouse file separate state, local, and federal income tax returns,...
Publication 505 - Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax - Credit for Withholding and Estimated Tax for 2011
Separate Returns. If you are married but file a separate return, you can take credit only for the tax withheld...
Publication 505 - Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax - Estimated Tax
Separate Returns. If you and your spouse made separate estimated tax payments for 2011 and you file separate...
heading icon Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ - Filing Requirements, Status, Dependents, Exemptions
If the parents of a year old child never married but live together with the child for the tax year, and both...
FAQ - Filing Requirements, Status, Dependents, Exemptions
My husband and I were separated the last 11 months of the year and our two minor children lived with me for...
FAQ - Filing Requirements, Status, Dependents, Exemptions
My wife and I are married filing separately. We both contributed to the support of our son. Can we both claim...
FAQ - Earned Income Tax Credit
My wife and I have two children and we are going to file separate returns this year. Can we each claim one...
FAQ - Earned Income Tax Credit
If both parents want to claim the earned income credit but were never married, who is entitled to claim the...
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