December 2021
Beginner
928 pages
46h 18m
English
Content preview from J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2022
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CHAPTER 1Filing Status
Your filing status determines the tax rates that will apply (1.2) to your taxable income when you file your return. Filing status also determines the standard deduction you may claim (13.1) if you do not itemize deductions and your ability to claim certain other deductions, credits, and exclusions.
This chapter explains the five different filing statuses: single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, head of household, and qualifying widow/widower. If you are married, filing a joint return is generally advantageous, but there are exceptions discussed in (1.3). If you are unmarried and are supporting a child who lives with you, you may qualify as a head of household (1.12), which will enable you to use more favorable tax rates than those allowed for single taxpayers. If you were widowed in either 2020 or 2019 and in 2021 a dependent child lived with you, you may be able to file as a qualifying widow/widower for 2021, which allows you to use joint return rates (1.11).
Special filing situations, such as for children, nonresident aliens, and deceased individuals, are also discussed in this chapter.
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