topic My wife had no taxable income in 2016 as she was on unofficial maternity leave. Should I still file jointly or does it make no difference? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-had-no-taxable-income-in-2016-as-she-was-on-unofficial-maternity-leave-should-i-still-file/01/658823#M62703 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:23:04 GMT thedges 2019-06-06T09:23:04Z My wife had no taxable income in 2016 as she was on unofficial maternity leave. Should I still file jointly or does it make no difference? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-had-no-taxable-income-in-2016-as-she-was-on-unofficial-maternity-leave-should-i-still-file/01/658823#M62703 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:23:04 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-had-no-taxable-income-in-2016-as-she-was-on-unofficial-maternity-leave-should-i-still-file/01/658823#M62703 thedges 2019-06-06T09:23:04Z You should file jointly, even though your wife had no inc... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/you-should-file-jointly-even-though-your-wife-had-no-inc/01/658830#M62704 <P>You should file jointly, even though your wife had no income. You will pay less tax, or get a bigger refund, by filing jointly.<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:23:05 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/you-should-file-jointly-even-though-your-wife-had-no-inc/01/658830#M62704 rjs 2019-06-06T09:23:05Z