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• You are married and both you and your spouse agree to file a joint return. (On a joint return, you report your combined income and deduct your combined allowable expenses.)

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Married Filing Joint filing status. (n.d.). Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Retrieved February 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/married-filing-joint-filing-status.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Married Filing Joint filing status. apps.irs.gov. Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Internal Revenue Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/married-filing-joint-filing-status (accessed: February 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Married Filing Joint filing status." Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Internal Revenue Service. 1 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/married-filing-joint-filing-status.

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