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I retired in June of 2016, can my spouse claim me as a dependent?
Should my spouse file on the return as head of household?
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I retired in June of 2016, can my spouse claim me as a dependent?
A spouse cannot be claimed as a dependent. You should be filing as Married Filing Jointly even if one spouse has little or no income. You receive the highest standard deduction of $12,600 and you each receive a personal exemption of $4,050
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I retired in June of 2016, can my spouse claim me as a dependent?
A spouse cannot be claimed as a dependent. You should be filing as Married Filing Jointly even if one spouse has little or no income. You receive the highest standard deduction of $12,600 and you each receive a personal exemption of $4,050
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I retired in June of 2016, can my spouse claim me as a dependent?
No.
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
You can file as married filing jointly even if one of you has little or no income.
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
You can file as married filing jointly even if one of you has little or no income.
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