llazos
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Does the income distribution between spouses matter when filing jointly?

We are a couple filing jointly and have 4 W-2. I accidentally added one of my W2s as my wife's. When I corrected the designation, turbotax changed the refund amount by over $2000. Any idea why? In my view, what matters for filing jointly is the total income and the total tax paid. Any reason why the distribution would matter?