I work for a company and receive a W-2. My husband is a self-employed artist. We have to file jointly because if we were to file separately we would both have to itemize deductions, which doesn’t make sense for me, it’s better for me to take the standard deduction. When we enter things in as if filing single, my refund is more than what he owes, so why does my refund disappear when we file jointly? Shouldn’t my refund cover or cancel out what he owes?
