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

[Marty2010]

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.

[Zbucklyo · Accepted solution]

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.

[TomK]

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