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No, a spouse can not be a dependent. You list yourself as spouse and you get a personal exemption for that.
See page 11 of IRS Publication 501 which says:
“Your spouse is never considered your dependent.”
You can find IRS Pub 501 at this link:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf
See page 11 of IRS Publication 501 which says:
“Your spouse is never considered your dependent.”
You can find IRS Pub 501 at this link:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf
June 5, 2019
10:47 PM