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In response to "it's funny because from a tax perspective the joint filers are the ones that get screwed" by stewie

They have the option of filing seperately. What are they, choosing to get screwed? Unmarrieds don't have the option to file jointly. -- nm

Posted by mara May 10 '12, 11:25

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it's not that simple... child tax credit disappears, you still get hosed on the Roth IRA, also community property states make it worse -- nm - stewie May 10, 11:31 2
- The bottom line is, file the way that's better. If the other choice isn't better, they're not being screwed. -- nm - mara May 10, 11:33 1
  - single and joint but separate are not the same thing, when you get married you get two new options that in most cases are both worse than single - stewie May 10, 11:39

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