Since the Irs assumes a married couple has two incomes, what can you do creatively if there is only one?
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consider filing seperately.  The person without an income just won't have to file anything.  That'll show that their's only one income. You should probably talk to a tax professional to make sure though.
211987
Only the IRS knows the answer to your question.
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"my job takes out single on the taxes"....if by this you mean that you claim "1" on your W2 at work....then it doesn't matter much.\n\nHere's how it works: you decide how much your employer witholds from your paycheck in anticipation of tax time the following year. You could claim 0, 1, 2, all the way up to nine. The IRS provides a handy worksheet to assist you in determining that magic number but in my experience, I always end up not witholding enough. Basically what a W2 boils down to is if you want to get money back at tax time, claim 0 (and the IRS has access to that witheld $$, interest free for the entire year...). If you want the majority of your $$ now and don't mind that you'll have to pay come tax time, claim 2 or above (be careful.....the higher the number, the more you'll have to pay). If you'd like to break even, with either a little bit of a refund or a little bit to pay, then claim 1.\n\nWith regards to being married, if you are filing jointly, you may end up being taxed more due to your combined income. You once were making $25K and now with the wife $45K, you'll be moved into a different tax bracket. I imagine that it won't effect you much this tax year since you were married at the end of 05. It might make a big change in 07 for this year. Consult your tax advisor about that. They'll have information on how you can maximize deductions and such.
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Married couple`s allowance is no longer available unless either you or your partner were born before 1935.  It was phased out a couple of yeas ago, you`re out of luck!
65074
this is a new ?? to me.  go visit the irs website and see if they can help.\ngood luck
375421
To GET one talk to the IRS. Its just a tax ID number.\n\nTo get the one of the child care provider, ask them.
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You can use 1040 to file jointly. Since your wife is self-employed, she can use schedule C to report her income.\nYour wife can also deduct necessary and ordinary business expenses(office supply, advertisement, auto, home office ...). The difference of income and expenses is called net income which is subjected to both self-employed tax and income tax. I suggest you seek a qualified tax professional to handle your tax reurn due to your wife's self-employed status.\n\n-Zhicheng Lai Enrolled Agent
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Lots of good advice, but if the children are only 7 & 4 you have to ask yourself if there is a valid deduction for your business.  You would have to be able to convince the taxman that they did actually do productive work.
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I believe the current laws are that you can give someone $11,000 tax free. So if you and your wife both gave it would be $22,000. But, if you put their name on as the co-purchaser while the mortgage is being paid off, you wouldn't run into this issue.\n\nI just did something similar for one of my children.
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Sorry, you have no recourse. Even if it was your tax preparers idea, you are responsible for checking the tax return before you sign it and mail it. The same child(ren) cannot be claimed on 2 different income tax returns and you knew your boyfriend was claiming the kids, so you should have told the tax preparer that they had already been claimed on anothers tax return.
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File your taxes.  I run a home based business (graphic design) and learned the hard way.  I made $396 in my first year (started in December of that year), and didn't see the need it was small.\n\nI got a HUGE fine from the IRS.  Luckily I got it cleared because I had an atty do the work, but I learned - no matter how small, report it.  It isn't worth the headache.
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You can either file "Married, jointly" or "Married Filing Separately."\nYou probably also need to learn about the "Innocent Spouse Rule" if your husband will not sign the tax return.\n\ngo to http://www.irs.gov for more information
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you can call the IRS, they will tell you
38741
None.  You're you allowed to exempt up to 250k of the gain from taxes, if you're filing single or seperately.  And 500k if you're married filing jointly.
35403
If you are still living together you will have to file MFS (married filing seperately).  There are no tax advantages to doing it this way unless he owes back taxes, child support, or cheats on his taxes.  I would suggest keeping on your husband and filing together.  You cannot file single since you are married.  \n\nYou could file HOH if you have been seperated for more than six months and are caring 50 % or more for the children.
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No she can't, if the property is her residence. The 1031 is limited to business and investment property.  But if she lived in the house 2 of the last 5 years, there is another Internal Revenue Code provision that shelters much or all of her capital gain, I believe it is 250K for a single person, 500K for a couple.
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You have 2 dependents and yourself. You should claim 0,1, or 2 dependants plus yourself on your w-4.   0 dependents will get you a bigger federal tax refund next year because you will pay a little more each paycheck than if you claimed 1 or 2. If you get spousal support, you will also be taxed for that money. It's better to claim less dependants on your w-4.