Q: My husband always take our tax return and don't give me any is there a way that I can get my part sent to me separately?
My husband is very controlling especially when it comes to money and he never share the income tax return
A: Typically, the best way to separate the refunds attributed to your income from his income is to file a Married Filing Separate tax return. However, this usually affects the amount of refund you get overall because you miss out on some credits and deductions that you would otherwise qualify for under married filing joint status. Additionally, if one of you itemizes their return, the other would need to do the same causing less of a deduction for one individual as opposed to the other.
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