📚 𝗘𝗔 𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗠 𝗧𝗜𝗣
🎯 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲
One of the most important rules to remember for the EA Exam:
👉 Your filing status is generally determined by your marital status on December 31.
❌ Not by how many months you were married
❌ Not by how long you lived together
❌ Not by your marital status for most of the year
📌 The key date = December 31
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💍 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝟭
Taxpayer gets married on December 30.
➡️ For tax purposes, the taxpayer is generally treated as married for the entire year.
💔 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝟮
Divorce becomes final on January 2.
➡️ For the previous tax year, the taxpayer was still married on December 31.
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🧠 𝗘𝗔 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸
📅 December 31
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💍 Check marital status
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📝 Determine filing status
🔥 One date can determine the filing status for the entire year.
📌 Save this for your EA Exam revision!
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