@hujor123 wrote:
Thanks! We live together. Filing MFS this year just because we find we can get more credit this year so we are first time trying to file MFS. Since we live together and I'm the lower income of the household, can I claim all dependents? Do we need to file another form 8332 to claim the dependents?
When you are married and living together, ignore all the "special rules" for claiming dependents, they only apply to parents who are divorced or separated and living apart while sharing custody. Either parent may claim one or more of the children in any combination, as long as each child is claimed only once. The parent not claiming the child should not even list the child on their return, and the parent claiming the child will answer "no" to the custody question in the dependent interview. Form 8332 is not used in this situation, and if Turbotax tells you that you need one, you have entered the dependent incorrectly.
