Today, my long-term boyfriend still does not want to get married and file our taxes jointly, but rather wants to claim me as a “dependent” so he gets a bigger refund. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my boyfriend came up with this thrillingly romantic proposal: “I’m paying way too much income tax. How about we get married?” FML
Today, my husband suggested we get divorced, "for tax purposes". FML
Today, my husband told me he’s gay, has a boyfriend and will be living with him, but he wants to stay married because it has good tax benefits, plus our joint mortgage, and if he comes out to his father he’ll be cut from the will. FML
Today, I found out why my boyfriend of 5 years won't propose/marry me. He would rather wait for his estranged wife to meet someone, fall in love, decide to get married, and do the filing herself. He doesn't want to pay the couple of hundred dollars for the uncontested divorce filing. FML
Today, my husband of 3 weeks told me he doesn't want to be married anymore because I suggested getting a joint bank account. FML
Today, my fiancée is convinced that I just want to marry her to get a green card, so she doesn’t want to marry me anymore. FML
Today, my boyfriend said that he doesn't have to marry me because we coincidentally have the same last name. FML
Today, my boyfriend is 34 years-old. We’ve been together for 5 years. He refuses to propose to me because “marriage is expensive” and “kids drain your wallet.” That would be understandable if he hasn’t spent the majority of his paychecks on March Madness. FML
Today, I found out that my tax filing status was never changed after my divorce. This means I haven't been paying enough and now the government wants its money. FML
Today, I filed my taxes and I normally claim my parents as dependants. My taxes got rejected because my parents filed their taxes without informing me, and they don't have income. They believe if they file taxes, they get $5000 back, per Trump. It ended up costing me over $3,500 extra. FML
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Top comments
suntrkr 9
yeah, that's going to bite him in the ass. IRS checks stuff like that routinely
sirrubberduckie 37
You actually can claim an unmarried partner as a dependant, subject to a few rules (including if they make less than a certain amount and if you pay more than half their expenses). But that's not a great excuse if you want to get married and that's honestly his reasoning for not doing it.
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Comments (6)
Lost Reggie 22
Is he your dad?
suntrkr 9
yeah, that's going to bite him in the ass. IRS checks stuff like that routinely
Linda Graber 12
Girl! GTFO.
sirrubberduckie 37
You actually can claim an unmarried partner as a dependant, subject to a few rules (including if they make less than a certain amount and if you pay more than half their expenses). But that's not a great excuse if you want to get married and that's honestly his reasoning for not doing it.
stickyface 17
He's withholding too much if he gets a refund every year. What? Oh, your relationship. It's doomed. I thought you wanted tax advice.
GoogieWithers 25
Are you sure he, as a man-child, isn't the dependant?