{"id":21,"date":"2016-11-10T23:52:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T23:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/irs-form-1099\/post\/2016\/11\/10\/choosing-your-correct-tax-filing-status.aspx"},"modified":"2023-08-25T06:04:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T06:04:14","slug":"choosing-your-correct-tax-filing-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/blog\/choosing-your-correct-tax-filing-status\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the IRS Tax Return Filing Statuses? &#8211; Find Your Correct Filing Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">If you wonder what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/efile-1099-form\">IRS tax return filing<\/a> statuses then it is necessary for you to know that IRS tax return statuses are important. Your tax filing status can have a major impact on the tax benefits that you receive the tax amount that you pay and the standard deduction amount. It might also have an impact on whether you need to file a federal income tax return. In this case, you will need a federal tax filing status.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\r\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/blog\/choosing-your-correct-tax-filing-status\/#List_of_Five_IRS_Tax_Filing_Statuses\" >List of Five IRS Tax Filing Statuses<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/blog\/choosing-your-correct-tax-filing-status\/#Marital_Status\" >Marital Status<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/blog\/choosing-your-correct-tax-filing-status\/#Single_Filing_Status\" >Single Filing Status<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/blog\/choosing-your-correct-tax-filing-status\/#Married_Filing_Jointly_and_Married_Filing_Separately\" >Married Filing Jointly and Married Filing Separately<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/blog\/choosing-your-correct-tax-filing-status\/#Head_of_Household\" >Head of Household<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/blog\/choosing-your-correct-tax-filing-status\/#Qualifying_Widow_with_Dependent_Child\" >Qualifying Widow with Dependent Child<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_Five_IRS_Tax_Filing_Statuses\"><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">List of Five IRS Tax Filing Statuses<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: justify;\">Basically, there are five different filing statuses on deferral tax returns. However, there are some important facts offered by the IRS in order to enable individuals to choose the right and the best filing status.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marital_Status\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Marital Status<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">This is the marital status on the last date of the year and this is your filing status for the entire year. If you find that there is more than one filing status suiting your conditions, you must make the choice of a status that gives you the flexibility of paying the lowest taxes. However, keep one thing in mind and that is filing status for taxes is very important and therefore statuses need to be chosen carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Single_Filing_Status\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Single Filing Status<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">This generally applies to individuals who are unmarried, legally separated or divorced as per the state law.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Married_Filing_Jointly_and_Married_Filing_Separately\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Married Filing Jointly and Married Filing Separately<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Married couples might file tax returns together by using this status. Then there is the married filing separately status for filing returns separately.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Head_of_Household\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Head of Household<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Head of the Household status applies only to individuals who are unmarried and have made payments of more than half of the cost of home maintenance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Qualifying_Widow_with_Dependent_Child\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Qualifying Widow with Dependent Child<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">The status applies to spouses with dependent children while meeting other conditions. Determining your correct filing status is very important and this should always be kept in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: medium;\">Alert: Efile your tax form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/efile-1099-form\">1099 online<\/a> at Tax2efile.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you wonder what the IRS tax return filing statuses then it is necessary for you to know that IRS tax return statuses are important. Your tax filing status can have a major impact on the tax benefits that you receive the tax amount that you pay and the standard deduction amount. 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