Question

Which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding the married filing separately filing status?

When a couple decides to file married filing separately:
Both spouses must take the standard deduction.
If one spouse itemizes, the other spouse must itemize and could have a deduction smaller than the standard deduction.
One spouse may take the standard deduction and the other spouse must itemize.
The standard deduction for taxpayers using the married filing separately status is different from the single filing status.
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The correct statement regarding the married filing separately filing status is:

**If one spouse itemizes, the other spouse must itemize and could have a deduction smaller than the standard deduction.**

This means that if one spouse chooses to itemize their deductions, the other spouse is required to also itemize, even if their itemized deductions are less than the amount of the standard deduction.

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