https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-my-wife-doesn-t-work-can-i-add-her-as-a-dependent/01/110918#M46858 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 05:02:58 GMT shane-a-ludwig 2019-06-01T05:02:58Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-my-wife-doesn-t-work-can-i-add-her-as-a-dependent/01/110918#M46858 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 05:02:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-my-wife-doesn-t-work-can-i-add-her-as-a-dependent/01/110918#M46858 shane-a-ludwig 2019-06-01T05:02:58Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-can-not-claim-a-spouse-as-a-dependent-see-page-11-of/01/110931#M46862 You can not claim a spouse as a dependent.<BR />See page 11 of IRS Publication 501 which says:<BR /><BR />“Your spouse is never considered your dependent.”<BR /><BR />You can find IRS Pub 501 at this link:<BR /><A rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf</A><BR /><BR />But you can file as married filing jointly, which accomplishes the same thing - you get a personal exemption for both of you. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 05:03:01 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-can-not-claim-a-spouse-as-a-dependent-see-page-11-of/01/110931#M46862 jerry2000 2019-06-01T05:03:01Z