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From: perry@hp-dcde.UUCP (perry)
Newsgroups: net.taxes
Subject: Re: Marriage penalty
Message-ID: <19600001@hp-dcde.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 17-Mar-85 20:05:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 17 20:05:00 1985
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Nf-From: hp-dcde!perry    Mar  1 17:05:00 1985

>	The one bright spot is "Deduction for earned income when both spouses
>work"; it allows you to deduct 10% (I think) of the lower-paid spouse's salary
>from your joint income, but you will undoubtedly end up losing versus being
>single.
>
>			John Purbrick
>			decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!mit-hermes!jpexg
>			jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA

My tax-man told me you could file Schedule W iff you filed joint returns.  Is
this true, or should I get a new tax-man ?  I would like to file separately,
because my wife qualifies for a medical deduction (5% of her income - expenses
> 0).

Perry Scott, HP-FSD
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