It is unusual for the married-filing separate option to be better than the married-joint option. Your income and deductions would be the same and the tax rates would be comparable. I suggest you add the entries on the individual returns together to make sure they equal the entries on the combined tax return. Also, make sure you chose the correct filing status on each return.
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