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christy
Married 5 Years!
Member since 1/02 6763 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/18/2003 6:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Flowerfield
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Tax question for 2003 brides...
We were not married all of last year, so do we file our taxes together or separate?
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Posted 2/20/04 10:07 AM 
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charon54
Board Enthusiast
Member since 12/02 151 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/12/2003 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Coral House
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
As long as you were married for part of the year, you need to file jointly is what our accountant told us.
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Posted 2/20/04 10:17 AM
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christy
Married 5 Years!
Member since 1/02 6763 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/18/2003 6:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Flowerfield
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
Oh wow, I had no idea.
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Posted 2/20/04 10:19 AM
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Xelindrya
Goodbye Sparky-love you
Member since 7/03 7861 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/23/2004 11:30 AM
Wed. Location:
Stewart Manor Ctry Club
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
yep.
You can file as Married by filing separately... I looked at our tax tables and it saved us NO money. 
So we filed married jointly.
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Posted 2/20/04 10:57 AM
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shelzyp
Beyond Obsession
Member since 1/03 7429 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/12/2003 5:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Villa Lombardi's
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
File joint or Married filing seperate. Which is a better tax saving s for you.
Just knwo that if you file MFS, you can not claim certain deductions, like student loan interest.
My friend got a better refund filing seperate, even withoug her interest of 1,000.
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Posted 2/20/04 11:08 AM
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franksbride
It's A Sickness!
Member since 5/03 5489 total posts
Wedding Date:
12/7/2003 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Milleridge Cottage
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
I don't know what to do yet...we're going to see an accountant on Sunday.
We were only married for 24 days in 2003.
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Posted 2/20/04 11:16 AM
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Betty
IT'S A BOY!!!!
Member since 9/02 5700 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/29/2003 12:00 AM
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
You have to file married especially if you changed your name. It can be seperate or jointly. We just went on Wed night. We found it better for us to file jointly and will get a nice refund
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Posted 2/20/04 11:22 AM
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ddunne23
Wearing my Daddy's shirt!
Member since 7/02 2060 total posts
Wedding Date:
12/29/2002 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Milleridge Inn Carriage House
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
I feel your pain. We got married 12/29 and had to file married for 2002!
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Posted 2/20/04 11:36 AM
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Crisco718
Board Fanatic
Member since 5/02 669 total posts
Wedding Date:
3/15/2003
Wed. Location:
Chateau Briand
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
You need to file as a married couple. Be careful with filing as married filing separate, because the tax rate for that category is even higher than the single rate!!
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Posted 2/20/04 12:59 PM
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kmcwed
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 3/03 2879 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/1/2003 6:30 PM
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
Posted by Crisco718
You need to file as a married couple. Be careful with filing as married filing separate, because the tax rate for that category is even higher than the single rate!!
Yeeks!! 
That's good to know! We're going tomorrow and still weren't sure what we were going to do. I think we'll file married/joint. It's going to stink not having my "own" tax refund check, though! Lol. 
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Posted 2/20/04 2:41 PM
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2003fallwedding
Fish are friends, not food!!!
Member since 6/03 2831 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/1/2003 2:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Larkfield Manor
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
I am going to discuss it with my accountant tonight when I go.
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Posted 2/20/04 3:22 PM
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jennbaby
2 months till ARUBA!!
Member since 9/01 29585 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/17/2003 2:00 PM
Wed. Location:
The Coral House
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
We filed jointly & did very well 
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Posted 2/20/04 3:43 PM
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Sassy
God has blessed me!!!!!
Member since 7/02 11477 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/31/2003 10:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Chateau Briand - 10
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
We did separate but it seems about the same as last years.
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Posted 2/20/04 5:33 PM
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Sasha96
My other addiction!
Member since 6/02 3297 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/12/2003 5:15 PM
Wed. Location:
15th & West
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
We filed jointly and did well also. Thank goodness for our deductions!
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Posted 2/20/04 8:01 PM
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Dani00518
5 more weeks till baby!!!
Member since 5/02 1944 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/8/2003 4:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Crest Hollow Country Club
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
I'm going to have my account work it out both ways to see which is best.
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Posted 2/20/04 9:29 PM
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JodiBabe
John's Lighthouse Lady
Member since 4/02 4280 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/13/2003 11:30 AM
Wed. Location:
Beach Club Estate, Ronkonkoma
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Re: Tax question for 2003 brides...
my accountant will work it both ways & see what is best for us.
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Posted 2/21/04 2:17 PM
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