Overheard this being discussed on the radio, before marriage equality, the advantage of filing taxes jointly was not available to gays.
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips...tely/L7gyjnqyMSeparate tax returns may give you a higher tax with a higher tax rate. The standard deduction for separate filers is far lower than that offered to joint filers. In 2018, married filing separately taxpayers only receive a standard deduction of $12,000 compared to the $24,000 offered to those who filed jointly

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