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Re:The Never Married, a New Normal by warmwaffles on Sunday May 28, 2023 @11:37PM (#36110385)
> Marriage is a complex and binding contract that for two high earners is a tax disadvantage.

You can file separately.

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Re:The Never Married, a New Normal by slaw on Monday May 29, 2023 @06:57AM (#36112723)
You cannot file as single while married.
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Re:The Never Married, a New Normal by cableshaft on Monday May 29, 2023 @10:20AM (#36114262)
You can file as 'Married, filing separately', at least in the US. We considered it last year, but jointly ended up saving us a bit of money in our situation (I was surprised, I assumed based on something in our circumstance I don't remember offhand that it would be the other way around).
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Re:The Never Married, a New Normal by slaw on Monday May 29, 2023 @06:48PM (#36119019)
You will pay more tax than file as single.
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Re:The Never Married, a New Normal by PopAlongKid on Monday May 29, 2023 @10:42AM (#36114476)
In the U.S. tax code there are both marriage rewards and marriage penalties. Community property law (about 1/3 of U.S. population by state) further muddies the water.

"Two high earners" is not a meaningful description. Two people each earning $500K is far different than one earning $300K and one earning $700K.

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Re:The Never Married, a New Normal by jitl on Monday May 29, 2023 @12:29PM (#36115423)
Sure; but we file separately while unmarried as well. I noted that because it’s often listed as one of the objective benefits of marriage.
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