Retirement tax questions

If you have indicated in the My Info section of the program that you are Married and are filing this tax return with your spouse. then you are filing as Married Filing Jointly.

 

In the section for entering your SSA-1099 both your names will be listed on the entry form.  See Screenshot

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To enter Social Security benefits reported on form SSA-1099

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business)
Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security
On Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099), click the start or update button