you and he should either file as married filing jointly or married filing separately. He needs to file an amended return to fix the problem.
For you to file now you should file married filing separately. I assume you filed an extension as taxes were due yesterday. If you filed incorrectly file an amended return to fix the problem.
jnewman
Dear duminnc:
Greetings. No, he cannot. You need to speak with an accountant about this or a tax attorney, but I believe you would file as married filing separately. Make sure to claim everything that you are entitled to, regardless of what he did. Thank you.
Janet L. Fritts
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If I was married on 12/14/2005 should I not be filing my taxes as a married person? Me and my husband are separated and he went ahead and filed as single. Can he legally do this?