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Good Morning! What Do I need to do if my husband does not work last year?

 
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Good Morning! What Do I need to do if my husband does not work last year?

File a joint return.

Married Filing Jointly is usually better, even if one spouse had little or no income. When you file a joint return, you and your spouse will get the married filing jointly standard deduction of $24,400 (+$1300 for each spouse 65 or older)  You are eligible for more credits including education credits, earned income credit, child and dependent care credit, and a larger income limit to receive the child tax credit.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

Good Morning! What Do I need to do if my husband does not work last year?

Good Afternoon, 

It makes sense, but my question is  do I need to fill some paper or what I need to do? 

Good Morning! What Do I need to do if my husband does not work last year?

 

@yuliga201628 

No there is not a special paper for filing a joint return.

 

To begin a new joint return on TurboTax:

 

When you enter your own information in My Info, you have to answer the question "Were you married?"  If you click the button for Married, then a drop down will appear that asks, "Do you want to file this return together with your spouse?"  Then you choose yes to file a joint return.  You would then enter your spouse's information into Personal Info.  Whenever you are entering income information there should then be a spot for you and for your spouse's income information.

 

In your case, there will not be any income to enter for your spouse.  That is OK.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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