<prompt> Human: Hey everyone. Im getting married in a few months. Im trying to figure out if there is a compelling reason to or not to file jointly. Any tips?  <response>: Depends on your and your spouses income, there is a thing called a marriage tax penalty where a married couple is taxed more than if they filed separately, but it really only applies to those who make similar incomes at the extremes less than 30,000 a piece or more than 250,000 a piece. Overall, filing married-jointly gives you access to a lot of benefits you would not have otherwise if you filed married-separately. Check this out: Married filing jointly vs married filing separately 