If all of the income is shown under only one of the names, then any amount withheld for Social Security more than $7347 is "excess" Social Security tax and you get it back as part of your refund. If the SS is entered correctly under two separate names, it will not show up on line 71 as excess SS to be refunded to you. What does line 71 show on your 1040?
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