I love filing a joint tax return with my wife because it saves us a ton of money -- and affirms our legal relationship

Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images My wife and I weren't able to file a joint federal tax return for the first 18 years we were married because, as a same-sex couple, the IRS didn't recognize our marriage. Now we file as amarried couple filing jointly. That means we pay less income tax and our bill for tax preparation is lower. Combining our income also allows us to pursue a unified tax strategy during the year to ease our tax burden. Find out who has the best tax software before Tax Day 2020 �...