Yet another tax return question

[hrs1980]

We had our 341 on 2/14 and looked at Pacer the next day and we were already listed as a "no asset" case. We are getting a divorce soon and calculated our return prior to the 341. The trustee asked how much we would get back. If filing married separately, I would receive $300 and he would receive about $500. These are the amounts that we told the trustee. He was not interested in taking our returns and did not request a copy of our returns from our attorney. Of course, we would get a bigger refund if we filed jointly.
Would it be possible to still file jointly?

[daylate]

While from a tax perspective it is still possible, I would think that it could easily be construed as fraud if you did and didn't update the trustee-just my sense of what's right and wrong- I'm guessing difference is a couple of hundred dollars-doesn't seem worth it to possibly irritate the trustee-check with your attorney to be sure

[tcreegan]

hrs1980,

Tell your attorney you changed your mind and are going to file jointly. Follow their advice, after all, thats what you paid 'em for, right?

Tom in Colo