Vanessa A
Expert Alumni

Retirement tax questions

If your wife is on Social Security, you may want to consider married filing jointly.  This will give you a standard deduction of $24,400.

 

You can also file married filing separately, however, most couples find that the joint option gives them a better outcome. 

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