The standard deductions would be cut in half but each of us would get the same amount of deductions. That should not be bad if we made equal amounts. We do not make the same amount.
I would be in the same tax bracket. She would be in a lower tax bracket. This is where i feel like we might be able to save some coin.
The complicated part for me would also be figuring out who gets the mortgage interest benefits with itemized deductions. I know I would have itemized deductions but hers would not be.
Correction: if one spouse is doing an itemized deduction the other spouse cannot take the itemized deduction according to the article in the previous response:
Is it better for a married couple to file jointly or separately?
I am going to need to run some numbers through the calculators.
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/tax-bracket/
Edit:
Thank you! Your response helped me think about this a bit differently.
Edit for correcting false information:
