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islandgirl80   28

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Its about time to file tax, I just arrive here 4 weeks ago and I don't have a job yet, my husband in I will file joint, now last year he amend his tax from single to married filing separate because I don't have SSN and I am not here yet do we need to amend that last year tax as joint since that I already have my SSN?

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Its about time to file tax, I just arrive here 4 weeks ago and I don't have a job yet, my husband in I will file joint, now last year he amend his tax from single to married filing separate because I don't have SSN and I am not here yet do we need to amend that last year tax as joint since that I already have my SSN?

*my husband and I....

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j&ana   363

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No you do not need to amend last year tax. When you are married, you can file either way, married filing separate or married filing jointly. Which way you decide depends on your tax situation.

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j&ana   363

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yes filing married jointly will be best. As it has better tax breaks. Usually the only time you will want to file as married filing separate, if you both are working and both are making good income.

Here is a link to the IRS website. you might look over if you have not already.

http://www.irs.gov/

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islandgirl80 Community Regular

islandgirl80   28

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yes filing married jointly will be best. As it has better tax breaks. Usually the only time you will want to file as married filing separate, if you both are working and both are making good income.

Here is a link to the IRS website. you might look over if you have not already.

http://www.irs.gov/

Ok..thank you...

rin and john Proficient

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Its about time to file tax, I just arrive here 4 weeks ago and I don't have a job yet, my husband in I will file joint, now last year he amend his tax from single to married filing separate because I don't have SSN and I am not here yet do we need to amend that last year tax as joint since that I already have my SSN?

While you do not need to amend last year's return, it is within you and your husband's rights to do so (assuming you were married as of December 31, 2013). Your husband should recalculate the 2013 return (using form 1040X) using married filing jointly. If it gets you money back, file the 1040X; if not, don't.

You and your husband have up to three years to file an amended return. I did an amended return after Rin's children had their SSN. Got an extra $4,000+ back. Worth the effort of calculating....

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kzielu   1,149

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Ok so we will file joint, even though I don't have a job yet right?

You can either file jointly or separately but need to file married. Filing jointly does not always has "better tax breaks", I filed separately two years in a row as this way we were getting higher return. Run both scenarios.

 
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