I guess the next question is, you did not state whether that income was earned from W-2 Wages, which requires Federal and State income tax to be withheld on that income OR was either or both of that income earned from Self-Employment?
Without knowing how the income was earned and whether you will have other tax deductions that were not benefiting you on the initial $40k, getting married may help unless their income is subject to the same question I started with.
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