https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-wife-is-pregnant-and-she-doesn-t-work-shouldn-t-i-add-her-as-dependent/01/2131301#M767198 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:31:51 GMT xcell-haysamhafe 2021-03-24T22:31:51Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-wife-is-pregnant-and-she-doesn-t-work-shouldn-t-i-add-her-as-dependent/01/2131301#M767198 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:31:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-wife-is-pregnant-and-she-doesn-t-work-shouldn-t-i-add-her-as-dependent/01/2131301#M767198 xcell-haysamhafe 2021-03-24T22:31:51Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-wife-is-pregnant-and-she-doesn-t-work-shouldn-t-i-add-her-as-dependent/01/2131352#M767219 <P>No,&nbsp; You <U>never</U> claim a spouse as a dependent.&nbsp; &nbsp;Instead you file a joint return.&nbsp; You can file a joint return even if one spouse has little or no income.&nbsp; &nbsp;You will get the married joint standard deduction, and if you are eligible, the stimulus amounts for a married filing jointly return.</P> Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:43:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-wife-is-pregnant-and-she-doesn-t-work-shouldn-t-i-add-her-as-dependent/01/2131352#M767219 xmasbaby0 2021-03-24T22:43:33Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-wife-is-pregnant-and-she-doesn-t-work-shouldn-t-i-add-her-as-dependent/01/2131356#M767221 <P>A spouse is never a dependent. You are equals on your Married Filing Jointly tax return.</P> Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:44:38 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-wife-is-pregnant-and-she-doesn-t-work-shouldn-t-i-add-her-as-dependent/01/2131356#M767221 ColeenD3 2021-03-24T22:44:38Z