@ari1123 unless this relates to repayment of student loan debt, can I ask why you are filing Separate?
96% of married couples file Joint. I suspect that last 4% can't agree to sign the same tax return (marital issues) or are naive on how this works. Congress only passes laws that protect the sactity of marriage; i.e. they do not pass laws that incent you to file SEPARATE.
I have NEVER seen it work out that filing SEPARATE makes financial sense, unless it is because the lower earning spouse is on a student debt repayment plan.
So why are you filing SEPARATE?
