You can change filing status for Mass.
Tax season is upon us and the Herald's TaxSmart experts are here every Friday to help.
Today, Joy Child of Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co. of Westboro discusses federal and state filing statuses.
Can I file as head of household on my federal return, but file as single on my state return? In other words, do I have to use the same filing status for both federal and state? I do qualify for both.
— bshaw69
Yes, you can file as head of household on your federal return and as single on your state return. However, the exemption is larger if you file as head of household on the Massachusetts return so there would be no advantage to filing as single. You cannot file as head of household on the Massachusetts form unless you also qualify as head of household on the federal return.
Massachusetts does not require you to use the same filing status that you used for federal purposes, as long as you qualify for the status that you use.
To further complicate matters, since the federal government does not recognize same-sex marriages, but Massachusetts does, a person in a same-sex marriage can file as single or as a head of household (if other requirements are met) for the federal return.
However, in Massachusetts, a same-sex married couple can only file as married filing jointly or as married filing separately. They do not have the option of filing as single or as head of household, since they are, in fact, married under state law.
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