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118 points blondie9x | 1 comments | 13 Apr 25 14:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source

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georgeburdell ◴[13 Apr 25 14:52 UTC] No.43673220[source]▶

I do want to point out that never-married by looking at legal paperwork is a blunt instrument. There are reasons, especially for dual high earners, to not get a marriage license. Examples of tax-related things that don’t double when married;

-Income tax brackets above about $200k

-SALT cap

-Mortgage interest deduction

-HSA contributions (if have children)

-Dependent care FSA contributions

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1. trollbridge ◴[13 Apr 25 15:28 UTC] No.43673482[source]▶

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Yep. I’d be eligible for more government benefits and pay lower taxes if I weren’t married. It would also be easier to set up various aspects of a business such as officers, etc since we would not be considered “related”.

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