Filing Status & Requirements

Married filing Separately - Lost Tax Benefits

Answer:

The American Opportunity or Lifetime Learning credits are not available for married filing separate returns.
For MFS you must have lived apart from your spouse for the last 6 months of the year to take advantage of the dependent care, earned income, elderly credits and the $25,000 rental loss allowance.
Also Social Security will be 85% taxable.
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