https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-am-filing-our-taxes-joint-since-my-husband-is-on-deployment-i-checked-that-someone-is-claiming-me/01/82513#M35209 After I put our child's name in, it prompt that the child would not be a dependent if I am being claimed. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:08:39 GMT lacora-jones 2019-06-01T03:08:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-am-filing-our-taxes-joint-since-my-husband-is-on-deployment-i-checked-that-someone-is-claiming-me/01/82513#M35209 After I put our child's name in, it prompt that the child would not be a dependent if I am being claimed. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:08:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-am-filing-our-taxes-joint-since-my-husband-is-on-deployment-i-checked-that-someone-is-claiming-me/01/82513#M35209 lacora-jones 2019-06-01T03:08:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-a-spouse-can-never-be-a-dependent-you-should-file-jo/01/82522#M35213 <P><B>No</B>, a spouse can&nbsp;<B>never</B>&nbsp;be a dependent. You should file jointly with your spouse even if one spouse had no income.&nbsp; You will get two exemptions, which is the same as a dependent for tax purposes.</P><P>Uncheck the box<SPAN>that someone is claiming you. Once you change to Married Filing Jointly, the two of you shouldn't have a problem claiming your child as a dependent. <BR /></SPAN></P><P> <BR /> </P><P> <BR /> </P><BR /><BR /> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:08:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-a-spouse-can-never-be-a-dependent-you-should-file-jo/01/82522#M35213 MichaelDC 2019-06-01T03:08:42Z