 to file married filing jointly. Tax credits remain in effect, certain deductions aren't eliminated, so it's usually better to file a joint tax return. And as such, you also get a larger standard deduction than you do as if you're a single person, so we'd want to, of course, take a look at your W-4 at work to make sure you're having the proper amount of withholding. You might want to change that because your tax burden as a percentage