Thank you Hal_Al, for the detailed answer.I guess we just need to make sure that in 2017 we take more taxes out so we don't owe next time.

Guess we'll just have to be happy with the fact that we probably owe LESS having MFJ than if we filed separately.

Thank you for the quick reply.I was wondering what, if any, difference there would be given that my husband earns 5x as much as I do.I only work part-time in a ...