If my boyfriend and I get married, how do we file taxes for ourselves and our children?

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Craig Smalley, Tax Professional

@cwseapa • 10/19/15 This answer was first published on 10/19/15. For the most current information about a financial product, you should always check and confirm accuracy with the offering financial institution. Editorial and user-generated content is not provided, reviewed or endorsed by any company.

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If you legally married, you can only file as married filing jointly, or married filing separately. Married filing separately is the worst way to file. However if one spouse has a tax liability that the other spouses and responsible for, it is best to file separately. You should talk to a qualified tax accountant, who will tell you which way to file.

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Bob Maloney, MSFS, AEP, MSFS, AEP

@napfabob • 10/18/15 This answer was first published on 10/18/15. For the most current information about a financial product, you should always check and confirm accuracy with the offering financial institution. Editorial and user-generated content is not provided, reviewed or endorsed by any company.

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Regardless of the year you marry you will have an option to file jointly or separately as you may choose. Under normal circumstances filing jointly will typically provide a little more savings than filing separately. However, this is a somewhat overgeneralized statement and I would be recommended that you ask a competent CPA to run both sets of numbers to determine which in fact worked out best for the new family. It might even make an awful lot of sense to do this immediately so that you have some definitive answers rather than just estimates. Congratulations on your potential marriage and I personally wish you much success.

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