"C Cheski" <cche...[at]gmail.com> wrote:

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Many thanks for the suggestion. Next year, I will certainly
choose TaxAct over TaxCut.

Peter.

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"PeterOut" <MajorSetb...[at]excite.com> wrote:

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You might want to try using TaxAct. It has a menu item
called "Compare Filing Joint-versus-Separate." You click it,
and it does an instant comparision for you in a printable
report. It includes a check box that you can tick if you
live in a community property state so that can be taken into
account.

I'm not a tax pro. Just a happy user of TaxAct.

Cynthia Cheski
Chicago

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"PeterOut" <MajorSetback[at]excite.com> wrote

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Some software does that with the click of a button. This if
the income, deductions and credits are all assigned to
either the taxpayer, spouse, or jointly as appropriate.

Consider looking for that option for next years returns if
it's important to you.

--
Paul Thomas, CPA
paulthomascpapc[at]bellsouth.net

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I have prepared my 2006 US tax return using the on-line H&R
Block Tax- Cut program. I thought that, having entered the
information, it would tell me whether my wife and I should
file jointly or seperately. Instead it just lets me file it
jointly and then says that I must file another for my wife
if I want to file it seperately. It seems like, since it
has all the information, it should be able to tell me which
is better. It seems to me that I may as well just do it
both ways manually and maybe take it to an accountant.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,

Peter

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