That's a complicated question because filing jointly allows special tax breaks that are not allowed on a married filing separate return. Also many tax breaks are based on income level which means the combined amount can be creating tax breaks or it could be creating more tax depending on the amount of income, deductions or credits.
That's a complicated question because filing jointly allows special tax breaks that are not allowed on a married filing separate return. Also many tax breaks are based on income level which means the combined amount can be creating tax breaks or it could be creating more tax depending on the amount of income, deductions or credits.