If you are married, then you and your spouse can file separate tax returns. The married filing separately (MFS) filing status is generally perceived as the least beneficial of all the filing statuses.
In 1783 Congress decided to create a new capital apart from any state, and in 1787 the framers of the Constitution provided for a capital district. The U.S. capital was originally Philadelphia. Washington D.C. became the new capital on July 16, 1790.
Why did Washington DC become the capital of the US? James Madison expounded the need for a federal district on January 23, 1788, in his Federalist No. 43, arguing that the national capital needed to be distinct from the stateâ¦s in order to provide for its own maintenance and safety.