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TaxCut Online: Married Filing Jointly/Seperately PeterOut 03-12-2007
Posted by PeterOut on March 12, 2007, 5:13 am
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 I have prepared my 2006 US tax return using the on-line H&R
Block Tax- Cut program. I thought that, having entered the
information, it would tell me whether my wife and I should
file jointly or seperately. Instead it just lets me file it
jointly and then says that I must file another for my wife
if I want to file it seperately. It seems like, since it
has all the information, it should be able to tell me which
is better. It seems to me that I may as well just do it
both ways manually and maybe take it to an accountant.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,

Peter

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Posted by Paul Thomas, CPA on March 12, 2007, 9:13 pm
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> I have prepared my 2006 US tax return using the on-line H&R
> Block Tax-Cut program. I thought that, having entered the
> information, it would tell me whether my wife and I should
> file jointly or seperately. Instead it just lets me file it
> jointly and then says that I must file another for my wife
> if I want to file it seperately. It seems like, since it
> has all the information, it should be able to tell me which
> is better. It seems to me that I may as well just do it
> both ways manually and maybe take it to an accountant.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,

Some software does that with the click of a button. This if
the income, deductions and credits are all assigned to
either the taxpayer, spouse, or jointly as appropriate.

Consider looking for that option for next years returns if
it's important to you.

--
Paul Thomas, CPA
paulthomascpapc@bellsouth.net

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Posted by C Cheski on March 12, 2007, 9:13 pm
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> I have prepared my 2006 US tax return using the on-line H&R
> Block Tax- Cut program. I thought that, having entered the
> information, it would tell me whether my wife and I should
> file jointly or seperately. Instead it just lets me file it
> jointly and then says that I must file another for my wife
> if I want to file it seperately.

You might want to try using TaxAct. It has a menu item
called "Compare Filing Joint-versus-Separate." You click it,
and it does an instant comparision for you in a printable
report. It includes a check box that you can tick if you
live in a community property state so that can be taken into
account.

I'm not a tax pro. Just a happy user of TaxAct.

Cynthia Cheski
Chicago

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<< nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >>
<< that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >>
<< >>
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<< to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >>
<< are at www.asktax.org. >>
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Posted by PeterOut on March 16, 2007, 1:31 pm
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>> I have prepared my 2006 US tax return using the on-line H&R
>> Block Tax- Cut program. I thought that, having entered the
>> information, it would tell me whether my wife and I should
>> file jointly or seperately. Instead it just lets me file it
>> jointly and then says that I must file another for my wife
>> if I want to file it seperately.

> You might want to try using TaxAct. It has a menu item
> called "Compare Filing Joint-versus-Separate." You click it,
> and it does an instant comparision for you in a printable
> report. It includes a check box that you can tick if you
> live in a community property state so that can be taken into
> account.
>
> I'm not a tax pro. Just a happy user of TaxAct.

Many thanks for the suggestion. Next year, I will certainly
choose TaxAct over TaxCut.

Peter.

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<< that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >>
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<< are at www.asktax.org. >>
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