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I'm a little concerned with income tax and having to file single vs. jointly though....I believe the tax brackets are much higher for filing as a single and I won't be losing much income since we both ran our business together. The income stays the same more or less..... I probably shouldn't dwell on stuff like this until I'm actually faced with it. No use worrying about it until I have to deal with it. I told my W I'm absolutely opposed to D awhile back, so if she wants it, she needs to do the work and file. Nothing has been filed yet.

Don't sweat it, your D wouldn't be official until 2019 at the earliest, even if you filed today, so when you sit down in March of 2020 you'll still be able to file jointly for 2019 (or, we hope, 2020 and beyond). Side note, spousal support won't be tax deductible after 2018.

I thought that if you divorce at anytime during the year, the whole year is treated as being divorced. Meaning whichever year your divorce is finalized, you file single.