What is better to claim after getting married?

I am getting married Wed we have lived together for years, we have kids I always get tthe eic and he claims head of household. So here is the ? when we get married can i claim seperate and still get the big tax retturn? or do we have to claim married?What is better to claim after getting married?
You may claim either ';married filing separately'; or ';married filing jointly';. You are not allowed to claim single when married. Also, in most cases, a married person is not allowed to claim ';head of household';. Figure out the refunds (a) with one ';married filing jointly'; return for both of you, and (b) with two ';married filing separately'; returns, one for each of you, and see which is bigger.





Neither will be the same as your current refunds.What is better to claim after getting married?
TAX FRAUD.


There is ONLY one HOH per household, because ONLY one of you is paying more than HALF the cost of providing a home for self and children. Without dependents, you can't claim HOH. Two of you living together cannot file HOH. Sometimes ONLY the higher earning parent is eligible to claim children.





NO. If you file separately, MFS, you cannot receive EIC. Once you're married next year, you may ONLY file MFJ or MFS. NO more HOH filings as long as you're married and together. The IRS is stepping up fraud investigations due to massive fraudulent EIC claims.
After you get married, you can not long file as Head of Household. You can only file as ';Married-Filing Jointly'; or ';Married-Filing Separately';.





If you file jointly and your joint income is low enough you can still get EIC. If you file separately, you can not get EIC regardless of your income.
you file the way you are legally entitled to do


when you get married, you should file married, jointly, claiming your husband, yourself and children


married filing separately is not eligible for EIC
If you are MARRIED as of Dec 31, 2009, you MUST either file MFS or MFJ. You can no longer file as HoH.
You'll get more money if you file married filing jointly.