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If you're married/registered domestic partner (RDP), you may choose to file separately. Each spouse or partner will prepare a separate tax return and report their individual income and deductions.
You may want to file a Married Filing Separately tax return if one or more of the following situations apply to you: You and/or your spouse owe unpaid taxes or child support (filing a joint tax return may result in the IRS offsetting your refund to pay the taxes)
The laws of your state govern whether you have community or separate property and income. You must attach Form 8958 to your tax form showing how you figured the amount you're reporting on your return.
Yes, at the very least you will have to enter your spouse's name and Social Security number. If you live in a community property state it gets more complicated. Why are you filing separately? Married Filing Jointly is usually better, even if one spouse had little or no income.
Married Filing Separate Return If you were married as of December 31, in the tax year you may choose to file a separate return. You may file a separate return, even if you and your spouse filed a joint federal return. Arizona is a community property state.
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Use Form 8958 to determine the allocation of tax amounts between married filing separate spouses or registered domestic partners (RDPs) with community property rights. If you need more room, attach a statement listing the source of the item and the total plus the allocated amounts.
Though most married couples file joint tax returns, filing separately may be better in certain situations. Couples can benefit from filing separately if there's a big disparity in their respective incomes, and the lower-paid spouse is eligible for substantial itemizable deductions.
As a result, filing separately does have some drawbacks, including: Fewer tax considerations and deductions from the IRS. Loss of access to certain tax credits. Higher tax rates with more tax due. Lower retirement plan contribution limits.
In a Nutshell In the past, the primary reason for filing separate tax returns was to shield one spouse from the tax liability of the other spouse. Couples filing separate returns paid much more in income taxes than couples filing joint returns.
Refer to Publication 4299, Privacy, Confidentiality and Civil Rights for additional information. A spouse who is Married Filing Separately is not required to provide the Social Security card for the other spouse, although the return cannot be e-filed without the spouse's Social Security number.

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