| 31. | A couple in which each spouse earns $ 70, 000 would pay $ 35, 705 if filing a joint return.
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| 32. | A married couple in San Francisco filing a joint return, has two children, wage income of $ 55, 000.
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| 33. | _He would double the standard deduction for couples filing joint returns to make it twice the standard deduction for single taxpayers.
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| 34. | And it eases the " marriage penalty " that raises the tax bite on some couples who file joint returns.
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| 35. | But on Friday, good will predominated in Mogadishu, despite the failure of the princpial leaders to coordinate a joint return.
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| 36. | Couples filing a joint return, and who do not file an itemized return, will gain about $ 217, Republicans said.
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| 37. | Under this proposal, a typical family filing a joint return could save $ 820 in 1998, when it would take effect.
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| 38. | Kleiman said the reason for this is that a joint return can only be filed for a year that both spouses are alive.
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| 39. | So, if you've filed joint returns in the past, you could have a lot of trouble on your hands.
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| 40. | The new law increases the standard deduction for married couples filing joint returns and expands the 15 percent tax bracket for those couples.
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