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Level 1
June 6, 2019
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I worked the whole year but my wife only worked 4m total this yr so I was wondering if when we file can we still use her income along with mine also? We file mar joint?

  • June 6, 2019
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We file married filing jointly 

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Carl
Level 11
Level 11
June 6, 2019

You don't have a choice. All income from all sources paid to all taxpayers on the return, gets reported on that tax return - be it a joint return or not. Wouldn't matter if your wife only worked and got paid for 1 hour the whole year.