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December 7, 2019
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Can spouse use the standard deduction under the Married Filing Separate status if the taxpayer also uses the standard deduction? Neither itemize deductions.

  • December 7, 2019
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Neither have itemized deductions. So will the taxpayer and spouse use the $12,000 standard deduction for married filing separate? 

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Best answer by Just-Lisa-Now-

They either both itemize or both take standard.

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Just-Lisa-Now-
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December 7, 2019

They either both itemize or both take standard.

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PhoebeRoberts
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December 7, 2019
Technically, if one of them itemizes the other has a standard deduction of zero. But the result is the same. :)