No. A spouse is never claimed as a dependent. File a joint return. When you file a joint return you get the standard deduction for a married couple even if one spouse has little or no income. Your standard deduction----the amount of income that is "tax free" for a joint return is $29.200 + $1550 for each spouse 65 or older.
**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.**
