Q: What is the tax implication for declaring common law marriage in back date in Texas, consider the following scenario?
I need to know with absolute certainty, supported by some legal precedents that, If I declare by filling a declaration of informal marriage with the county office as per the Texas Common Law Marriage some time in 2019 that we have been common law married since January of 2017 then, are we obligated to amend the individually filed tax returns for the year 2017 and 2018? or we are under no obligation to amend the individually filed tax returns for the year 2017 and 2018 since we are calming or declaring the common law marriage in 2019, I would really appreciate an answer, thank you.
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