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June 6, 2019
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Hi...I worked on my husband and my tax return yesterday. We decided that we want to file separately as we can save a couple thousand dollars. How do we do this?

  • June 6, 2019
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We went to start over but it said we cannot as we already paid.
Best answer by Anita01

It would be very unusual for a married couple to save tax by filing separately.  If all you did was change the filing status on your return, you don't have a correct return.  You need to start two separate accounts and file two separate returns.  Try two separate returns and make sure you want to do that.  You would then have to call support to start over after having paid.

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June 6, 2019

It would be very unusual for a married couple to save tax by filing separately.  If all you did was change the filing status on your return, you don't have a correct return.  You need to start two separate accounts and file two separate returns.  Try two separate returns and make sure you want to do that.  You would then have to call support to start over after having paid.

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