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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
In what country?
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Canada. It's not like the USA where you can file jointly and effectively split your income. Every Canadian has to file their own return and their spouse's income is generally only used to determine eligibility and benefit levels for some programs
As Locke said above, if you have a single income household or one person is a student, then it can make a difference because you can transfer tax credits. But for the average 2 income household the tax burden is very similar whether you're a married couple or two individuals. Obviously if you out and out lie (such as claiming you're a single parent when you're not) you get some savings, but that's straight up tax fraud and not really relevant.