https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/filing-jointly-or-separately/01/2791242#M1030095 <P>My wife has a tax free pension due to disability. Her income is 90k mine is 130k. Should I file married head of household so that the IRS considers only my 130k income for tax purposes?&nbsp;</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:16 GMT vamonos65 2026-03-10T07:00:16Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/filing-jointly-or-separately/01/2791242#M1030095 <P>My wife has a tax free pension due to disability. Her income is 90k mine is 130k. Should I file married head of household so that the IRS considers only my 130k income for tax purposes?&nbsp;</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/filing-jointly-or-separately/01/2791242#M1030095 vamonos65 2026-03-10T07:00:16Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-filing-jointly-or-separately/01/2792030#M1030096 <P>Since her $90,000.00 is tax exempt, you should file as Married Filing Jointly (MFJ).&nbsp; This will help lower the tax on your $130,000.00 of taxable income.&nbsp; Using the 2021 tables, this will expose $104,900.00 to Federal Tax in the 22% tax bracket.&nbsp; Married Filing Separately would expose $117,500.00 to Federal Tax in the 24% tax bracket.&nbsp; More taxable income at a higher tax bracket.&nbsp; Not good.</P> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 19:31:14 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-filing-jointly-or-separately/01/2792030#M1030096 rferreira 1 2022-11-16T19:31:14Z