IS IT POSSIBLE TO CALCULATE THE TAXPAYER'S AND SPOUSE'S INDIVIDUAL TAX LIABILITIES ON A JOINT RETURN?

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June 3, 2019
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WE JUST GOT MARRIED AND ARE FILING A JOINT RETURN. IS THERE A WAY TO CALCULATE OUR INDIVIDUAL TAX LIABILITIES AS WE OWE MONEY TO THE IRS. WE WANT TO SEE WHO NEEDS TO HAVE MORE MONEY WITHHELD.

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Best answer by Zbucklyo

No, there is no easy way to do this, since income and deductions are combined on a joint return. One way to do it is to prepare two mock married filing separate returns, and then apportion your refund/tax due on the joint return based on those results. Example: Joint return, refund of $1000, MFS return 1, refund of $600, MFS return 2 refund of $200. Spouse 1 would get 3/4 of joint refund, spouse 2 would get 1/4.

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