I retired early over a year ago and did not receive any income in 2023. My wife made all of our income. How should I file our taxes for 2023?

[chrisnafe69]

How should I file if only one spouse has income?

[DoninGA]

You should be filing as Married Filing Jointly even if one spouse has little or no income.  Filing jointly will give you the best outcome on your tax return.

[xmasbaby0]

You still file a joint return, even if one spouse had little or no income.   And..when you say you had "no" income----did you receive Social Security or a pension?   Those go on your joint return if you received them.

By filing a joint return, you get the married standard deduction of $27,700 (+$1500 for each spouse 65 or older), making less of your joint income taxable.