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    Feb 6, 2009, 08:06 AM
    Filling married and not.
    If I fill married on my taxes, will I get caught if I'm not married?
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    Feb 11, 2009, 02:01 PM
    Probably, yes, especially if you file Married for one year, then Single for successive years. They would want to know what happens to your spouse.
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    Feb 11, 2009, 10:13 PM

    Why would you want to do that and start problems with Uncle Sam?
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