Tax Experts
Amending Your Filing-Status
By Kevin McCormally, Editorial Director, Kiplinger.com
April 2008
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Kevin's Answer
The IRS allows taxpayers to switch from filing separately to filing jointly with an amended return, but not vice versa. After the filing deadline for a year has passed, you can't switch from joint to separate.
You can also change from married filing jointly to head of household, as long as you do so within three years of the due date.
See this section of IRS Publication 17.
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