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No, that's not correct. The rule for the income threshold is based on filing status (noted by @DawnC in this thread).
Who Must File
You must file Form 8959 if one or more of the following applies to you.
- Your Medicare wages and tips on any single Form W-2 (box 5) are greater than $200,000.
- Your RRTA compensation on any single Form W-2 (box 14) is greater than $200,000.
- Your total Medicare wages and tips plus your self-employment income, if any (including the Medicare wages and tips and self-employment income of your spouse, if married filing jointly), are greater than the threshold amount for your filing status in the Threshold Amounts for Additional Medicare Tax chart.
- Your total RRTA compensation and tips (Form W-2, box 14) (including the RRTA compensation and tips of your spouse, if married filing jointly) is greater than the threshold amount for your filing status in the Threshold Amounts for Additional Medicare Tax chart.
