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		ultrasaurus 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Half the men in Seattle are never-married singles,... There are places in the tax code where Single != Married Filing Separately. One pertinent example is that Washington State's capital gains tax applies after $270k per single person, per married couple filing jointly OR split in half for married filing separately. Which could be a theoretical $18.9k/year difference in taxes.

lostmsu 9 months ago [–]

Yeah, that particular deduction reeks of some big brain energy. My family is going to be outta here by the end of the year, hopefully.

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