Yes, we did enter our own W2's on each of our separate MFS returns.
However, if we are doing it correctly (MFS in community property state) then our separate tax returns should match since all income is 50/50 split. They would not match if one or both of us had "separate non-community income" as defined by the states.
So, after each of us entered all our own W2's and personal tax docs into our own tax return in Turbo our numbers were different. But then we each used the "community property" section in Turbo to allocate all income 50/50 for form 8958. And each of us entered addition and subtraction "adjustments" to income per the Turbo community property section and the results of the 8958 allocation of community income 50/50.
After doing this our taxable income is the same on my return and my wife's return. Which makes sense... 50/50 split and we do not have any non-community income or assets.
So, that is why I thought there must be something with how our W2's were being taxed in order for the Turbo to calculate that I owed a lot more tax than my wife. We made estimated tax payments (did not have federal withholding on our W2 incomes) and then split 50/50 those estimated tax payments on each return.
All I can think of is that the difference must be FICA taxes on the W2 income which would be much more on for me than for my wife since I had double the W2 income that she did.
Could this be the reason?
