topic Good Morning! What Do I need to do if my husband does not work last year? in After you file

Good Morning! What Do I need to do if my husband does not work last year?

yuliga201628 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 14:52:22 GMT

Re: Good Morning! What Do I need to do if my husband does not work last year?

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:03:14 GMT

File a joint return.

Married Filing Jointly is usually better, even if one spouse had little or no income. When you file a joint return, you and your spouse will get the married filing jointly standard deduction of $24,400 (+$1300 for each spouse 65 or older) You are eligible for more credits including education credits, earned income credit, child and dependent care credit, and a larger income limit to receive the child tax credit.

Re: Good Morning! What Do I need to do if my husband does not work last year?

yuliga201628 — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 18:04:46 GMT

Good Afternoon,

It makes sense, but my question is do I need to fill some paper or what I need to do?

Re: Good Morning! What Do I need to do if my husband does not work last year?

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 18:14:39 GMT

@yuliga201628

No there is not a special paper for filing a joint return.

To begin a new joint return on TurboTax:

When you enter your own information in My Info, you have to answer the question "Were you married?" If you click the button for Married, then a drop down will appear that asks, "Do you want to file this return together with your spouse?" Then you choose yes to file a joint return. You would then enter your spouse's information into Personal Info. Whenever you are entering income information there should then be a spot for you and for your spouse's income information.

In your case, there will not be any income to enter for your spouse. That is OK.