I am MFJ for the first time and have completed Federal within TT online. We always planned to see the numbers both under MFS and MFJ in order to decide on our actual filing status.
I had assumed TT would evaluate MFS vs. MFJ filing status and show the numbers similar to the standard deduction vs. itemization screens. If it is evaluating it, the program has not given me any indication of that.
However, I am starting to get the impression that this is not possible without the TT desktop Forms screen "what-if" worksheet.
I wanted to confirm this here, because I would be shocked if TT online actually would not show you this comparison or at least evaluate it - this seems basic to tax minimization. Maybe I need to complete state first?
