topic Do i file married filing together even though my wife didnt work in 2022? If i do, will it claim her as a dependent? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-file-married-filing-together-even-though-my-wife-didnt-work-in-2022-if-i-do-will-it-claim-her/01/2841673#M1035931 When i do it this way, it automatically says shes a dependent but everyone and everything says you cannot claim your spouse as a dependent. So im confused. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:51:13 GMT joerodriguez09 2026-02-23T09:51:13Z Do i file married filing together even though my wife didnt work in 2022? If i do, will it claim her as a dependent? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-file-married-filing-together-even-though-my-wife-didnt-work-in-2022-if-i-do-will-it-claim-her/01/2841673#M1035931 When i do it this way, it automatically says shes a dependent but everyone and everything says you cannot claim your spouse as a dependent. So im confused. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:51:13 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-file-married-filing-together-even-though-my-wife-didnt-work-in-2022-if-i-do-will-it-claim-her/01/2841673#M1035931 joerodriguez09 2026-02-23T09:51:13Z Re: Do i file married filing together even though my wife didnt work in 2022? If i do, will it claim her as a dependent? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-do-i-file-married-filing-together-even-though-my-wife-didnt-work-in-2022-if-i-do-will-it-claim/01/2841683#M1035936 <P>married filing jointly is usually best especially when one spouse has no income. a spouse is never a dependent</P> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 06:22:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-do-i-file-married-filing-together-even-though-my-wife-didnt-work-in-2022-if-i-do-will-it-claim/01/2841683#M1035936 Mike9241 2023-01-29T06:22:56Z Re: Do i file married filing together even though my wife didnt work in 2022? If i do, will it claim her as a dependent? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-do-i-file-married-filing-together-even-though-my-wife-didnt-work-in-2022-if-i-do-will-it-claim/01/2841686#M1035938 <P>In<STRONG> my info,</STRONG> list your wife as "spouse".</P><P>that's the first step.</P><P><a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5162483">@joerodriguez09</a>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 06:26:08 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-do-i-file-married-filing-together-even-though-my-wife-didnt-work-in-2022-if-i-do-will-it-claim/01/2841686#M1035938 fanfare 2023-01-29T06:26:08Z