joint account

noun

a bank account in the names of two or more persons or parties and subject to withdrawals by each.

joint account

noun

a bank account registered in the name of two or more persons, any of whom may make deposits and withdrawals

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Should we get a joint account?

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In line with your friends’ suggestion, you each could contribute a portion of your income to one joint account, use that money to pay bills, and still maintain your own personal accounts.

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Could he have any claim to funds we give her that have been wired to a joint account held by her and her new partner?

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The IRS will view a gift from your joint account as a gift from both you and your husband.

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Bruland, who had her own bookkeeping business, started transferring large amounts of money from the couple's joint account in July 2022, and by December it was virtually empty.