January 31, 2006

Recently Separated or Divorced? 10 Useful Tax Tips When Filing Your Return

Great article by Jessie Danninger of the Rosen Law Firm in North Carolina. You'll want to read it if you’ve recently divorced or separated from your spouse.

Jessie gives you a few answers to some common questions for the upcoming tax season. Here are the questions:

1. What is my filing status?
2. Should my spouse and I file as married, filing separate or married, filing joint?
3. Are my divorce costs deductible?
4. Is child support taxable?
5. Are there any tax benefits if I am paying alimony?
6. Is alimony taxable?
7. Who claims the Child Tax credit and the Household and Dependent Care credit?
8. Who gets the mortgage interest deduction and other itemized deductions?
9. Who gets to claim the dependency exemption for the children?
10. My spouse and I are using the married, filing separate filing status. Can I use the standard deduction if my spouse itemizes?

You can read the answers to the questions here.
 

Jan 31, 2006 1:12:06 PM | Taxes

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