itonewbie
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02-09-2020
11:18 PM
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Are you referring to Status 4, MFS on the same return, rather than 5 (which is MFS on separate returns)? If both the t/p and s/p have income, this may just be PTO optimizing the filing position as the instructions also note that this may reduce the tax liability.
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