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padfun

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1. Not really

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 11:34 PM

Mar 2015

If they are not married, then they can file individually and the tax is the same as if they are single.
If married, then they file as married and it is a combined income.
If one files as head of household, depending on several things, the low income can be a dependant but there are limitations.

The worse tax rate is almost always if you file single.

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This is what I hate about our tax laws [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2015 OP

Not really padfun Mar 2015 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author devils chaplain Mar 2015 #4

I hate a lot of things about it, but this is true for us too. n/t devils chaplain Mar 2015 #2

"extremely modest", is this a thing? it sounds like "jumbo shrimp". Sarcastica Mar 2015 #3

Well.... for the two of them combined, if they are married, their total tax bill will be much lower Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #5

Single People are discriminated against a lot, too daredtowork Mar 2015 #6