Ashley and Stephen may file as married filing jointly with a standard deduction of $24,400 if they meet all of the following requirements for a common-law marriage EXCEPT:
Their marriage was established in one of nine states that allow common-law marriage.
They are both competent to marry.
They refer to one another as husband and wife.
They don't ever intend to get married.
Option ,They don't ever intend to get married.
Reason: Married and filing jointly requires the couple to be married and also be competent to marry. As well their marriage must be recognized under the common law marriage. If they do not plan to get married, they must look for other options such as filing as head of household.
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