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I filed my 2020 taxes as marry filing jointly, don't qualify for stimulus. file separate my spouse does qualify, can I get the stimulus money still if I amend to MFS

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March 24, 2021
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Want to know if amending will be a waste of time because government already bucketed me based on Married filing jointly and didn't qualify for stimulus. I know my spouse qualifies on her own and the amount of money we'd get outweighs the tax consequences of changing married joint to married separate.

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Yes. If you amend your tax return to Married Filing Separately and your wife files a tax return as Married filing Separately, she will be eligible for the stimulus if her income is below the threshold of $75,000. She will be eligible for a reduced stimulus for income between $75,000 and $80,000.

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