https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-my-spouse-did-not-make-any-income-for-the-year-i-should-be-able-to-claim-her-when-i-file-for/01/319839#M134257 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:08:32 GMT vilo326 2019-06-03T19:08:32Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-my-spouse-did-not-make-any-income-for-the-year-i-should-be-able-to-claim-her-when-i-file-for/01/319839#M134257 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:08:32 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-my-spouse-did-not-make-any-income-for-the-year-i-should-be-able-to-claim-her-when-i-file-for/01/319839#M134257 vilo326 2019-06-03T19:08:32Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/a-spouse-is-never-claimed-as-a-dependent-you-should-be/01/319850#M134264 <P>A spouse is Never claimed as a dependent.&nbsp; You should be filing your tax return, when legally married, as Married Filing Jointly even if one spouse has little or no income.&nbsp; You receive the highest Standard Deduction of $24,000 if under age 65.</P> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:08:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/a-spouse-is-never-claimed-as-a-dependent-you-should-be/01/319850#M134264 DoninGA 2019-06-03T19:08:34Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-and-no-technically-a-spouse-can-not-be-a-dependent/01/319864#M134268 <P></P><P>Yes and no.</P> <P>Technically, a spouse can not be a dependent.</P> <P>But, by using the &nbsp;Married Filing Jointly (MFJ) filing status, you get more benefits than claiming her as a dependent. A spouse with zero income may (and should) still file as MFJ with her income earning spouse.</P><BR /><P></P> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:08:36 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-and-no-technically-a-spouse-can-not-be-a-dependent/01/319864#M134268 Hal_Al 2019-06-03T19:08:36Z