joint return
Married tax form
A joint return is a single income tax filing submitted by a married couple, combining both spouses' income, deductions, and credits on one form.
Filing jointly typically results in lower taxes than filing separately, though couples may choose separate returns in certain situations.
They filed a joint return to maximize their refund.
- taxMandatory public revenue charge
- filingStoring documents systematically
- filing statusIRS household classification
- marriedJoined in matrimony
- IRSFederal tax collector
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- income taxtaxable income, tax brackets, tax rates, tax bracket, tax rate
- taxessales tax, income tax, estate tax, excise tax, corporate tax
- filing statusessingle, head of household, surviving spouse