really really really speak to a CPA ... because you might be entitled to more deductions than you think ...
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Greg Morphis <[email protected]> wrote: > > I called the IRS and waited on hold for 20 minutes, probably would be > a lot worse waiting. Anyways because she left my residence in April > and I was paying more than half of cost for more than half of the year > I have to file single which probably means I'm going to get screwed on > my taxes. I hope that filing 0 exemptions will help that out. Thanks > guys for the info! > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Erika L. Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Filing married but "separately" that is. And yes, you pay more taxes > filing > > that way. Not a huge amount - but it's still more. > > > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Erika L. Rich <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> I am not a tax professional of course, but having gone thru this > recently > >> with someone I know, you have to be married for more than 6 months of > the > >> calendar year to file as married ... BUT .. the caveat is you would have > to > >> file as married, filing single... unless yoou are friends with your EX > and > >> you can file jointly. Then the refund would of course have to be figured > out > >> between the two of you etc. Another whole host of possible issues. > >> > >> Best thing really is to ask an accountant. > >> > >> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Greg Morphis <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> I have a question for all of you tax whizzes out there. > >>> I got divorced late July. With everything going on I forgot to change > >>> my marital status on my w-2 from married to single. > >>> I just changed it to single for this paycheck and now my paycheck is > >>> almost 150 less. Since I was married for more than half of last year > >>> can I file married on this year's tax return? or how hosed am I for > >>> not changing that status to single? I'm filing 0 dependents, not even > >>> including myself. > >>> > >>> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:310071 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
