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For questions related to marital issues, e.g. filing jointly, sharing finances, etc. For tax questions, please add a relevant country or regional tag as well.

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How to marry without merging personal finances?

None of that is changed by where you had your marriage ceremony. … That is a risk, if you decide not to get a legally recognized marriage certificate. You will have to factor that into the calculus you will need to evaluate your future living locations. …
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Marrying your platonic friend for state benefits

This is a US based answer. I knew a couple that was living together but decided to get married strictly for the financial reasons. The biggest reason was due to health insurance and related taxes. To …
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Should I File a W-4 Next Year If I File One In The Middle Of This Year?

This is especially true if one or both are also moving to a new state with the marriage. … You should make it a habit to review your W-4 form each spring or after each life event such as marriage, or the birth of a child. …
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Which businesses provide financial planning services for newly married couples?

You will want to focus on how much is needed for retirement, and what types of investments within the current 401K offerings will get you there. Also will need to discuss non-401K investments such as …
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Can I claim my wife as a dependent for time before marriage?

Every person has one personal exemption($4050 in 2016). They are either assigning it to their tax form, or they are acting as a dependent and assigning it to another persons tax form. So for 2016 (as …
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Income tax withholding for single person vs. married person?

The IRS looks at your marital status on December 31st to determine at what rate you will pay taxes. We can assume that for this year you will file Married. The withholding tables which are triggered …
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When should both spouses get benefits from their jobs?

In the United States in some cases if both spouses have access to health insurance the employers expect that the other spouse will get it from their employer. If both spouses have access to health c …
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Are there any tax/general implications to adding my fiance on employer sponsored insurance?

From the second question linked it looks like there is a tax implication to adding someone (legal domestic partner or otherwise) under your employer sponsored insurance. That is, the cost of the insu …
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