We do not know what you mean by "just got married;" if you were married by the end of 2024, you can file a joint return for 2024. If you got married in 2025, then next year when you prepare your 2025 tax return you can choose to file as married filing jointly. Joint is almost always better than filing separately.
How to start a new joint return
You will not be able to merge two previous TT account to start your new joint return. You can transfer ONE of your 2023 returns into a new return, so choose the most complicated one. The other spouse’s information needs to be entered manually. The first name you enter will be the “primary” taxpayer——and in subsequent years you need to keep the names in that order—do not try to change the order of the names.
When you are entering income on a joint return, every income entry screen will either have a spot with both spouse’s names there, or when you click to enter a W-2, 1099R, etc. it will ask you by name which spouse it is for. You do not have to wait for the software to “ask” you for your spouse’s income. Go to the screens to enter your spouse’s W-2’s, 1099’s, etc. just like you did for your own income. Then look for your spouse’s name there.
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