夫妻联合报税一定要领结婚证后才行吗？

能不能以married 身份报，上面已经说得很清楚了。我只想提醒一句，先看一下tax rate，并不是所有的有收入差的两人, 都会以married filing joint 身份报税税比较低，其实一起报，合在一起超过64万就是top bracket了，但是个人只有超过50万才会到top bracket。

xiaokeai89116 发表于 2023-1-14 17:39
性别都可以 self define，婚姻状态为什么不行呢 :)

性别是自己的，婚姻是俩人的。

美国人不拜堂

没领结婚证 的 叫夫妻吗😂😂。好比我想去念哈佛，然后再简历上写哈佛 博士😂😂

加拿大是在一起住超过一段时间就自动是domestic partner，然后就可以联合报税了。
我也是看楼上的科普才知道美国不是这样哈哈

lesliel 发表于 2023-1-14 10:56
有时上论坛会让我不得不反思自己的常识…

我也是陷入了深思

笑了估计有五分钟

不然你们凭什么叫：夫妻

body7 发表于 2023-01-14 11:27:50
好像domestic partner也可以一起报税

domestic partner不能。但是生活在共同财产州可以把收入对半分 相当于联合报税

Common law marriages are recognized for federal income tax purposes if they are recognized by the state in which the taxpayers reside. 232 If the taxpayers later move to a state which does not recognize common law marriages, they are still considered married for federal income tax purposes
States that still have common law marriages are Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and the District of Columbia.

补充内容 (2023-01-15 13:52 +08:00):
These requirements include:

You must live together for an amount of time (length depends on the state).
You both must have the "capacity to marry" (the legal right).
You must be 18 years old.
You both must intend to be married.
You both must present yourself as a married couple to others.