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I don’t want government involved in my marriage. Happy to take a bow before God and let that be enough. What are the legalities of marriage that make it beneficial?

I don’t want government involved in my marriage. Happy to take a bow before God and let that be enough. What are the legalities of marriage that make it beneficial?

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I don't think you have to be married to jointly file taxes, though.

Source: Not an IRS accountant.

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I'm pretty sure you do have to be married (or domestic partnership) to file jointly. You may be thinking of Head of Household tax rates that are better than single filers'. There's :

  • Single (or Married filing separately)

  • Married filing jointly

  • Head of Household

Look at the tax rates - Head of Household isn't as big of a savings. For example, the 22% bracket.