You may know there are tax benefits to being married, but what you may not realize is how many different tax benefits there are to saying "I do." Filing jointly may bring the person who earns more into a lower tax bracket (though for some couples, filing jointly can actually raise their taxes, so if you're married, talk to an accountant to decide what's best for you), and married couples get bigger tax breaks than single people in other instances, such as when they sell a house. A spouse without a job can put joint income into an IRA, which they otherwise wouldn't be able to do. And spouses also don't have to pay federal estate taxes when one member of the couple dies. All these tax benefits almost makes paying taxes fun! Almost.