re: Question about filing taxes married-first time

Married filing joint should show "2 deductions" but the form has changed fairly recently and different income brackets might need to have a different result. Unless she is in the $200k+ range then having 0 is just her paying extra taxes throughout the year to get a bigger refund. I can't get this through my wife's head, she is excited about a $4k refund when I would rather have the extra few hundred each month. I know the refund will be even bigger when I get my school documents in, school deductions are pretty great.