https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-file-jointly/01/102622#M43491 <P>My son got married in December 2016.&nbsp; His wife (who is 23 years old) was a full time student and had 0 income for 2016.&nbsp; She will not be filing a tax return.&nbsp; Her parents supported her and will be claiming her as a dependent.&nbsp; Can my son still file as married filing jointly?<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:30:21 GMT Glenn63 2019-06-01T04:30:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-file-jointly/01/102622#M43491 <P>My son got married in December 2016.&nbsp; His wife (who is 23 years old) was a full time student and had 0 income for 2016.&nbsp; She will not be filing a tax return.&nbsp; Her parents supported her and will be claiming her as a dependent.&nbsp; Can my son still file as married filing jointly?<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:30:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-file-jointly/01/102622#M43491 Glenn63 2019-06-01T04:30:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/one-of-the-conditions-for-your-son-s-wife-to-be-claimed-a/01/102625#M43493 <P>One of the conditions for your son's wife to be claimed as her parents' dependent is that she does not file a joint return (unless that joint return is filed only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid). </P><P>Therefore, if your son had taxable income in 2016, he would need to file as Married filing Separately. If he filed jointly with his wife. she cannot be a dependent of her parents. <BR /></P><P>His wife does not need to file if she had no income. Her education credits will be claimed on her parents' return.<BR /></P><BR /> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:30:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/one-of-the-conditions-for-your-son-s-wife-to-be-claimed-a/01/102625#M43493 MinhT 2019-06-01T04:30:21Z