My partner and I have been living separately for three years but we are still legally married. They are saying that the answer to the ATO "Have you had a spouse" question should be "no".
Could someone please confirm from the ATO perspective, are we each other's spouse for tax purposes?
ATO answer:
"A spouse is anyone you've lived with in a genuine domestic relationship at any point during the year".
Link to above
https://community.ato.gov.au/s/article/a079s0000009GmvAAE/spouse-details-and-your-tax-return
Separated means no spouse.
ATO answer:
"A spouse is anyone you've lived with in a genuine domestic relationship at any point during the year".
Link to above
https://community.ato.gov.au/s/article/a079s0000009GmvAAE/spouse-details-and-your-tax-return
Separated means no spouse.
@Taxduck thanks for the response.
That community post has some confusing information in it, there's a link to the tax guide that suggests otherwise later in the same thread. Unless that has changed for 2024 ?
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