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Should I indicate that somewhere?

tevans1 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:14:12 GMT

My wife and I are both retired. Should I indicate that somewhere?

Re: Should I indicate that somewhere?

VolvoGirl — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:10:33 GMT

No, that's not needed unless you want to enter it under Occupation. That won't affect your tax return. Just enter any forms you get like normal. You may have some 1099R and SSA-1099 for Social Security .

Re: Should I indicate that somewhere?

Vanessa A — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:12:06 GMT

You can enter retired as your occupation, however, your occupation does not have any actual affect on your return. Your income is the thing that will affect your return the most. If you are both only receiving Social Security, you may not need to file a return at all.

If you have Other types of retirement income, investment income or other income, you will enter it as you normally would. Basically, the biggest change is you will not have a W-2 to enter on your return.

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