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February 15, 2020
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Me and my ex were divorced in October 2019. The divorce paperwork says to file jointly, but turbo tax asked if we were divorced as of dec 31 2019 and it took away the filling jointly option. Do we hav

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DoninGA
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February 15, 2020

If you were not legally married as of 12/31/2019 you cannot file as Married if you have not remarried.  You can only file as Single.

The directions from the court to file as Married Filing Jointly on your 2019 tax return cannot over-ride the Internal Revenue Tax Code of the United States.