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If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

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KaRiSsA
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If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

Does it matter? Which is better? I am single 0 now. Chat Icon

Message edited 4/18/2006 7:22:17 AM.

Posted 4/18/06 7:07 AM
 
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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes, married or single?

Married. It was better for our personal situation.

So far we didn't have to pay this year and that is with selling investments to buy our home. DH originally figured we should have gotten A LOT (about 4X) more back.

We have since changed our withholding. I'd rather have my money in the bank earning interest. I don't let anyone make money on my money if I don't have to. If I ever have to pay we will take it out of our money market account.

Message edited 4/18/2006 8:19:42 AM.

Posted 4/18/06 7:20 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

I claim single zero as does husband but we get too much withheld, but we like it because it is a forced savings.

Single zero has more taxes withheld then married zero. The only downfall to having too much withheld is that you are losing the interest you could have earned if you invested the money or saved it. The IRS doens't give interest to hold your money.

Posted 4/18/06 7:55 AM
 

meganNbobby
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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

it's better than shelling out $$$$ at the end espdecially when you dont have it.... we learned the hard way

Posted 4/18/06 7:58 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

We both claim single 0 and I have extra money taken out for both the state and federal. I'd rather get that money back then to have to owe it.

Posted 4/18/06 8:16 AM
 

MelissaG
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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

Posted by KaRiSsA

I am single 0 now. Chat Icon



Ditto

Posted 4/18/06 8:32 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

WE are both single 0 - they take out the most that way and we still had to pay State.

Posted 4/18/06 8:35 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

I claim 1. I never do 0 anymore because they take out more taxes. i would rather have that extra $$ in my paycheck than 1 day out of the year in April. Plus we always get $$$ back anyway.

It is btter to break even .

Posted 4/18/06 8:38 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

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Posted 4/18/06 8:40 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

Zero for us

Posted 4/18/06 8:42 AM
 

eroxgirl
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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

We claim single 0. I know if we had the money in our hands we'd probably just spend it so this way is better for us.

Posted 4/18/06 9:00 AM
 

MrsRbk
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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

I'm married 0, he claims married 1

Posted 4/18/06 9:11 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

married, 0

Posted 4/18/06 9:12 AM
 

skew
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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

Posted by Diane

I claim 1. I never do 0 anymore because they take out more taxes. i would rather have that extra $$ in my paycheck than 1 day out of the year in April. Plus we always get $$$ back anyway.

It is btter to break even .



same thing, i agree.

Posted 4/18/06 9:14 AM
 

MissJones
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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

Posted by MrsRbk

I'm married 0, he claims married 1



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Posted 4/18/06 9:17 AM
 

Lisa
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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

we are both single 0 and he has an extra $15 each paycheck taken out for state! I hate NY state!! Chat Icon

Posted 4/18/06 9:20 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

Posted by Michelle

The only downfall to having too much withheld is that you are losing the interest you could have earned if you invested the money or saved it. The IRS doens't give interest to hold your money.



And you are giving the government an INTEREST FREE LOAN!!!!

Posted 4/18/06 9:25 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

Posted by Diane

I claim 1. I never do 0 anymore because they take out more taxes. i would rather have that extra $$ in my paycheck than 1 day out of the year in April. Plus we always get $$$ back anyway.

It is btter to break even .



I agree- I don't want to give the gov't my money interest free!

Also, we claim married 1 each. We still get back. I don't want to owe so I don't claim more and it changes from year to year. We adjusted our withholding so we could afford the monthly expenses of the house. Now we have another condo and will probably adjust it again.

Message edited 4/18/2006 9:39:36 AM.

Posted 4/18/06 9:38 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

I claim single, 0, DH claimed married, 1 and we had to pay both federal and state/city. So, he is going to change to 0 also.

Everyone's situation is different, and you can change what is taken out later, if they are taking too much out. The problem with not taking enough out for us is not only that we owe, but this year had to pay a slight penalty because of it Chat Icon

Message edited 4/18/2006 9:54:07 AM.

Posted 4/18/06 9:53 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

We're both Single 0 AND I get an extra $5 taken out of State and he gets an extra $10 taken out of State.

Posted 4/18/06 9:57 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

We were married for only 2 months of 2005 and I worked the numbers both married and single filing jointly. We got the biggest refund filing jointly as single.

Since then we have both adjusted our withholding - me as married 1 and DH as married 0. It's so worth getting the extra in our paychecks and I'm sure we will still get a refund when we file for this year.

Posted 4/18/06 10:02 AM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?



we both file single 0

Posted 4/18/06 10:21 AM
 

Michelle
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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

Posted by ODonnell

We were married for only 2 months of 2005 and I worked the numbers both married and single filing jointly. We got the biggest refund filing jointly as single.

Since then we have both adjusted our withholding - me as married 1 and DH as married 0. It's so worth getting the extra in our paychecks and I'm sure we will still get a refund when we file for this year.



Just to let you know, it doesn't matter how many days in the year you are married, you have to file joint or joint filing sperate if you are married at 12/31.

Posted 4/18/06 10:24 AM
 

MrsS2005
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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

I thought once you were married, you can't file as single anymore and the only options were to file married joint or married separate. Is there an advantage to filing single as opposed to married? I thought the "marriage penalty" was eliminated a few years ago.

Posted 4/18/06 12:54 PM
 

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Re: If you are married...what do you claim for taxes on your check, married or single?

I claim married 0.

Posted 4/18/06 1:00 PM
 
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