When the software asked if you were married in 2021 how did you answer? When it asked if you wanted to file together with your spouse--how did you answer? The software could not know if the dependent you entered was a spouse---it could just as easily have been your sister or some other relative that you were claiming as a dependent. The software cannot detect every possible user error. The software does its calculations based on the way you reply to the questions.
When you amend, remove your spouse as a dependent. Click edit by her name and remove her. Then go back through the My Info section for YOUR name. When it asks "were you married in 2021?" say YES. When it asks if you want to file together with your spouse--say YES. Then it will give you the screens to enter your spouse as the person you are filing a joint return with--go through those screens and enter her information carefully.
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