Separate Return

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Separate Return

Description and Definition of Separate Return

A return filed by a married person who does not file a joint return with their spouse. Depending on each spouses income and deductions filing separately may save taxes, but certain tax benefits are lost.

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Related Entries in the American Tax Encyclopedia:

  1. Electronic Filing
  2. Failure-to-file-correct-information-return Penalty
  3. Married Filing Separately
  4. Married Filing Jointly
  5. Miscellaneous
  6. Section 179
  7. Separate Return Limitation Year
  8. Filing Status
  9. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
  10. Joint Venture
  11. Separate Property
  12. Separate Taxable Income
  13. Separate Share Rule
  14. Separate Basis Approach
  15. Qualified Separate Lines of Business
  16. Substitute Return
  17. Tax Return
  18. Consolidated Tax Return
  19. Pretax Rate of Return
  20. Return Analysis Branch
  21. Delinquent Return
  22. Joint Return
  23. Tax Return Preparation Fee
  24. Protest Return
  25. Tax Return Preparer

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