@NCperson Here's my situation which is driving me to file separately -
1. i am not comfortable filing jointly for moral reasons on how my spouse files taxes and i do not want to be liable in case there's an audit and be part of it when filing jointly.
2. My spouse does not pay up taxes up front round the year and on the contrary i pay all my taxes due every month (from my paycheck). During tax filing theres a large sum that needs to be paid to IRS with our combined income and i do not want this to affect returns that are truly mine.
3. Third reason, disclosing my wages on W2 leads my spouse to contribute less for household expenses.
Any advise here to manage taxes is appreciated.
