topic Do I still need to file &quot;married filling joint&quot; if my wife didn't work at all this year? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-still-need-to-file-married-filling-joint-if-my-wife-didn-t-work-at-all-this-year/01/709593#M285506 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:05:59 GMT michaelmcavoy28 2019-06-06T14:05:59Z Do I still need to file "married filling joint" if my wife didn't work at all this year? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-still-need-to-file-married-filling-joint-if-my-wife-didn-t-work-at-all-this-year/01/709593#M285506 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:05:59 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-still-need-to-file-married-filling-joint-if-my-wife-didn-t-work-at-all-this-year/01/709593#M285506 michaelmcavoy28 2019-06-06T14:05:59Z It is not that you need to file "married filing joint", i... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/it-is-not-that-you-need-to-file-married-filing-joint-i/01/709601#M285510 <P>It is not that you need to file "married filing joint", it is that you should file as Married Filing Jointly.&nbsp; You should be filing as MFJ even if one spouse has little or no income.&nbsp; You receive the highest standard deduction of $12,700 and you each receive a $4,050 personal exemption.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:06:01 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/it-is-not-that-you-need-to-file-married-filing-joint-i/01/709601#M285510 DoninGA 2019-06-06T14:06:01Z