The software does not have a web cam on you to see who is at the keyboard. Whichever one of your names is listed on the tax return first is the name the software will "talk" to when you prepare the tax return. Changing the order of the names from a previous year's joint return can really make a mess. Do not do it.
ORDER OF NAMES ON A JOINT RETURN https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901551-does-the-order-of-the-names-on-a-joint-return-matter
And.....you call yourself the "breadwinner" so that's fine----you can file a joint return even if one spouse makes little or no income.
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