Take the two returns that you filed last year and pretend that you had filed married filing joint. Both your new spouse and you had deductions for state and local taxes? Combine them and enter them on this year's return. The IRS treats married couples as one unit. Assume that you were that unit last year and enter the numbers as if you had been.
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