This may be a moot point because I doubt OP will get married just to save a little bit on taxes... But I'm not so sure that OP and his girlfriend won't save money by getting married. Deductions, for example, are useless to his girlfriend because she already has $0 income. If they get married he will be able to use deductions such as the standard deduction and the Tuition & Fees deduction. Plus it's possible OP could save on state taxes. But just speaking theoretically here -- only way to find out for sure is to run the numbers.
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