Does anyone have to know if she is married, filing taxes?

My wife and I got married but didnt tell anyone. We are waiting another two years untill the families know. How does this work with taxes? She will be claimed as a dependent by her parents and I will file married and seperate but will her dad have to mark anywhere that she is married when claiming her? Do dependents have to mark if they are married or not? Would it matter?Does anyone have to know if she is married, filing taxes?
No, her dad won't have to mark anything, and if you file as married filing separately, then you'll be OK taxwise. If your wife files a return, she will also file as married filing separately but will not claim her own exemption. As long as you don't file a joint return, you're OK. If you DID file a joint return, then her dad could only claim her if neither of you had a filing requirement, and you were only filing to get your withholding back.





Just a side issue though: if you are old enough and mature enough to be married, you are old enough and mature enough to be honest about that with your families.Does anyone have to know if she is married, filing taxes?
Yes, the marital status of the child matters. The rules for dependents are different for married and nonmarried dependents.





Your wife cannot be claimed as a dependent if she has any filing requirement. If she is not required to file a tax return, and she does not file a joint return with you, she may be a dependent of her parents if she meets all other criteria for being a dependent.





It is also possible for a married child to file a joint return with her spouse and still be a dependent of her parents. This requires that both spouses have no filing requirement, which doesn't apply to you from your information.





You may file separately and have a filing requirement. This will not disqualify your spouse from being a dependent.
Her parents can ONLY claim her as a dependent if YOUR income AND hers are EACH less than the personal exemption amount, $3,400 for 2007. When you file your returns separately you must list your spouse's SSN on your separate return. If either of your incomes come up to more than $3,400, the dependency exemption on her parents' return will be disallowed. At the very least she must tell her parents that they may NOT claim her as a dependent. Whether she can do that without revealing the fact that you are now married is her (and your) problem.
i dont think so because i got married dec 18th of 2004 and my dad still claimed me as a dependent but then again it was only 2 weeks before the year ended but there's nothing on tax forms that asks if a dependent is married
As long as the same person is not claimed as a dependent on more than one return.