AnnetteB6
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No, when a couple files Married Filing Jointly, only one tax return is filed to report all of the couple's income and deductions.  If your wife filed a return already, you should be sure that she included your income and her income as part of the return.  

 

If she used the Married Filing Separately filing status, then you need to file a Married Filing Separately return as well.  

 

Also, be aware, that returns filed electronically do not have a physical signature like a paper return, but each spouse is required to sign a joint tax return because you are both responsible for what it is reporting.

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