For the 2021 tax year (which you will file in 2022). If your combined income was more than $34,000, you will pay taxes on up to 85% of your Social Security benefits.
However, the standard deduction each of you can take is cut in half to $12,550. If you itemize your deductions you can take all of them, and your husband would be left with none.
Filing Married Filing Separate could work, but you can't know without trying. If you have the desktop CD version you can do up to 5 tax returns. If you're using online you can open 2 additional accounts. Then you can try it and see how it comes out.
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