jgheyman
New Member

When I switch from “Married filing jointly” to “Married filing separately”, my refund increases significantly. Is this legitimate? Our salaries are similar, and no kids.

We both have relatively high incomes that are roughly equivalent. We have no children. We own our home and pay mortgage interest. After entering everything, when I switch TurboTax from filing jointly to filing separately, it shows a significant increase in both Federal and DC refunds. However, TurboTax is suggesting that I file jointly. Am I missing something?