It depends. When completing your tax return, in the Personal Information section you can choose your filing status. TurboTax allows you to change to married filing separate even if suggesting to file married filing jointly. Simply indicate you want to change your filing status.
Generally the tax situation will be best on a joint tax return, however if you do not want to be liable for any taxes of your spouse, filing separately will keep you clear of that.
Joint filers usually have higher income thresholds for certain taxes and deductions—this means they can earn a higher income and still qualify for certain tax breaks.
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[Edited: 04/06/2024 | 1:43 PM PST]
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