<prompt> Human: My wife makes about 130kyear and files her taxes quarterly in order to keep from having to pay the full 42k at one time. This is a huge chunk of her income and Im curious to see what we can do to decrease this amount.Some other information that may be helpful:-she is an optometrist who is contracted, so she files as self-employed.-she has still has school loans that she is paying off.-we have no children.I work for a large corporation where I make about 68kyear. The taxes I pay are about 15,500year.Thank you guys for your time.edited her annual income.  <response>: The real question is why are you surprised your wife who makes double what you do pays 10 more in taxes? 