I am trying to figure out if we should file married jointly or married separately on both the federal and state returns. I live in Philadelphia and worked for half the year in Philadelphia and the other half in New Jersey. My husband works and lives in New Jersey. Should we file married jointly...

Ok, I hate one of the national tax chains, they always show me oweing when I really get money back but due to some situations out of my control I am forced to use one. This is what I was told, When filing, we were gong to file, either married filing single or a head of household for...

Hi I was single for the tax year 2007 since I got married this year( 2008 ). I was told that I should be filing as single - is it correct? If filing as single, how do I apply Tax Id for my spouse,she is in US since Jan 2008. Appreciate your assistance, thanks for your time Rams

I married in November 2007. My wife came to usa in jan 2008. I was on OPT till sep 2007 and then after on H1B visa. I also want to claim my GC holder parents. How should I file my tax to get maxium return. I am an indian citizen.

If I was only married for 3 months in 2007, do I have to claim married on my taxes? I usually claim my mom and brother and receive an EIC. My husband usually claims himself and his two kids and receives an EIC. Our combined income puts us over 54,000. We got married in October of 2007. We...