Most of the time, married couples filing Married Filing Jointly will result in the payment of the least tax (higher refund amount). There are definitely disadvantages to filing Married Filing Separately -- some credits are completely disallowed. Here's a link with more information:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/better-married-couple-file-join...
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