<prompt> Human: My husband and I got married in Oct 2017. As far as the rest of our families know, we will be getting married in Oct 2018. I have a few questions regarding how to file our taxes. My brother is my accountant and we dont want him to know we are married. After Oct 2018, he wont be doing my taxes anymore because my husbands accountant will do them since he is a contract employee in PA so his taxes are more difficult than mine. This year, my brother will know something is up if I dont have him do my taxes. If we file separately... when it comes time on turbo tax to check off if I have bought a house, had a baby, or got married, etc... can I check no to getting married if we are filing separately? Or is that somehow lying or illegal? If I can check off that I am not married, then I can still have my brother do my taxes as usual. If not, then I need to figure out a plan B. Any insight?  <response>: You have two legal options: 1 Tell your brother the truth 2 Hire another accountant. You cant file as single if youre legally married. 