Discussion:Married Filing Separately & Community Property State
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| {{ForumNewPost|UserID=Karendhill|Date=10 April 2009|Text=New client wants to file married separately, as he has in past years. AZ is a community property state. From what I have researched, with MFS, the itemized deductions or standard deduction is split 50/50 on the federal return. Both spouses must file the same - either standard deduction or itemized deductions. On the AZ return, the income is split 50/50 as well as the itemized deductions. Client says that he has never bothered with splitting deductions or income in the past. The wife is out of the country temporarily and evidently he can't contact her to find out anything about her income and deductions. What should I do? Has anyone else dealt with this situation before?}} | {{ForumNewPost|UserID=Karendhill|Date=10 April 2009|Text=New client wants to file married separately, as he has in past years. AZ is a community property state. From what I have researched, with MFS, the itemized deductions or standard deduction is split 50/50 on the federal return. Both spouses must file the same - either standard deduction or itemized deductions. On the AZ return, the income is split 50/50 as well as the itemized deductions. Client says that he has never bothered with splitting deductions or income in the past. The wife is out of the country temporarily and evidently he can't contact her to find out anything about her income and deductions. What should I do? Has anyone else dealt with this situation before?}} | ||
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| + | {{ForumReplyPost|UserID=TTMM|Date=11 April 2009|Text=See ITR 93-22. Arizona will allow separate returns if the taxpayer's qualify under IRC 66.}} | ||
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Karendhill (talk|edits) said: | 10 April 2009 |
| New client wants to file married separately, as he has in past years. AZ is a community property state. From what I have researched, with MFS, the itemized deductions or standard deduction is split 50/50 on the federal return. Both spouses must file the same - either standard deduction or itemized deductions. On the AZ return, the income is split 50/50 as well as the itemized deductions. Client says that he has never bothered with splitting deductions or income in the past. The wife is out of the country temporarily and evidently he can't contact her to find out anything about her income and deductions. What should I do? Has anyone else dealt with this situation before? | |
| 11 April 2009 | |
| See ITR 93-22. Arizona will allow separate returns if the taxpayer's qualify under IRC 66. | |
