Married Filing Separately

Married filing Separately - Must I itemize

If the filing status you are using for filing your individual income tax return is "married filing separately", and your spouse itemizes his or her deductions, then you must use your itemized deductions even if your standard deduction exceeds your itemized deductions.

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