topic I do not work so would we get more back by my husband filling head of household in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-do-not-work-so-would-we-get-more-back-by-my-husband-filling-head-of-household/01/405974#M167563 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:17:00 GMT jillyfred2016 2019-06-04T20:17:00Z I do not work so would we get more back by my husband filling head of household https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-do-not-work-so-would-we-get-more-back-by-my-husband-filling-head-of-household/01/405974#M167563 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:17:00 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-do-not-work-so-would-we-get-more-back-by-my-husband-filling-head-of-household/01/405974#M167563 jillyfred2016 2019-06-04T20:17:00Z When you are married and living together you or your spou... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/when-you-are-married-and-living-together-you-or-your-spou/01/405981#M167568 <P>When you are married and living together you or your spouse cannot have Head of Household filing status and a spouse is never claimed as a dependent. &nbsp;The standard deduction for Head of Household is less than the standard deduction for Married Filing Jointly anyway.</P><P>You would want to file your tax return as Married Filing Jointly even if one spouse has little or no income. &nbsp;You receive the highest standard deduction of $12,600 and you each receive a personal exemption of $4,050</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:17:01 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/when-you-are-married-and-living-together-you-or-your-spou/01/405981#M167568 DoninGA 2019-06-04T20:17:01Z