https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-is-unemployed-has-zero-income-for-2016-and-is-not-filing-taxes-i-am-filing-married-but/01/106155#M44861 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:44:31 GMT dcrigler 2019-06-01T04:44:31Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-is-unemployed-has-zero-income-for-2016-and-is-not-filing-taxes-i-am-filing-married-but/01/106155#M44861 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:44:31 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-is-unemployed-has-zero-income-for-2016-and-is-not-filing-taxes-i-am-filing-married-but/01/106155#M44861 dcrigler 2019-06-01T04:44:31Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-you-can-itemize-your-deductions-what-you-cannot-do-i/01/106170#M44869 <P>Yes you can Itemize your deductions. What you <B>cannot</B> do is file as <B>Head of Household</B> because you are married. Since your husband does not have any income and it is likely that he will not file a return you can elect the Status of <B>Married Filing Separate</B> and claim his exemption. If he were filing a return, it would be <B>mandatory</B> for him to itemize his as well.&nbsp;</P><P><B>FYI </B>below is the<B> Standard Deduction Table for Tax Year 2016</B>. The <B>sum</B> of your Itemized deductions must <B>exceed</B> the Standard Deduction amount for your Status in order to be <B>beneficial</B> to your return. Additionally the Married Filing Joint Status offers a higher Standard Deduction amount than Married Filing Separate.&nbsp;</P><UL> <LI>Single <B>$6,300.00</B> </LI> <LI>Married Filing Joint or Qualified Widow(er) <B>$12,600.00</B> </LI> <LI>Married Filing Separate <B>$6,300.00</B> </LI> <LI>Head of Household <B>$9300.00</B> </LI> <LI>Dependent <B>$1,050.00</B> </LI> </UL><P>Additionally I have included a link to the TurboTax FAQ explaining the status of Head of Houshold.&nbsp;</P><P> <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288637" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288637</A> <BR /> </P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:44:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-you-can-itemize-your-deductions-what-you-cannot-do-i/01/106170#M44869 JaimeG 2019-06-01T04:44:35Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-don-t-claim-his-exemption-can-i-still-itemize/01/106179#M44874 If I don't claim his exemption, can I still itemize? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:44:36 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-don-t-claim-his-exemption-can-i-still-itemize/01/106179#M44874 dcrigler 2019-06-01T04:44:36Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-you-can-still-itemize/01/106183#M44875 Yes you can still itemize. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:44:38 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-you-can-still-itemize/01/106183#M44875 JaimeG 2019-06-01T04:44:38Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-you-can-itemize-your-deductions-what-you-cannot-do-i/01/106201#M44877 <P>Yes you can Itemize your deductions. What you <B>cannot</B> do is file as <B>Head of Household</B> because you are married. Since your husband does not have any income and it is likely that he will not file a return you can elect the Status of <B>Married Filing Separate</B> and claim his exemption. If he were filing a return, it would be <B>mandatory</B> for him to itemize his as well.&nbsp;</P><P><B>FYI </B>below is the<B> Standard Deduction Table for Tax Year 2016</B>. The <B>sum</B> of your Itemized deductions must <B>exceed</B> the Standard Deduction amount for your Status in order to be <B>beneficial</B> to your return. Additionally the Married Filing Joint Status offers a higher Standard Deduction amount than Married Filing Separate.&nbsp;</P><UL> <LI>Single <B>$6,300.00</B> </LI> <LI>Married Filing Joint or Qualified Widow(er) <B>$12,600.00</B> </LI> <LI>Married Filing Separate <B>$6,300.00</B> </LI> <LI>Head of Household <B>$9300.00</B> </LI> <LI>Dependent <B>$1,050.00</B> </LI> </UL><P>Additionally I have included a link to the TurboTax FAQ explaining the status of Head of Houshold.&nbsp;</P><P> <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288637" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288637</A> <BR /> </P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:44:41 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-you-can-itemize-your-deductions-what-you-cannot-do-i/01/106201#M44877 JaimeG 2019-06-01T04:44:41Z