Married filing jointly, brokerage accounts in one name only. Loss/gain and other activity kept separate or can it be reported jointly?

[KenH1 · Accepted solution]

You can file your taxes either separately or jointly, and jointly is almost always better.  Either way, when you are entering the 1099-B, select that the account is just yours.  However, this selection won't make a difference on a joint return.

[humdinger54]

you said:"However, this selection won't make a difference on a joint return."  I suspected this would be the case but I got all in the weeds doing the state (PA) return. Thanks