Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, ...

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Most married couples file a joint income tax return. But there are some cases in which choosing the married filing separately may be better. There are several tax breaks that married couples can only ...