Carl is the one with the income, I'm a stay at home mom

[carlkatrinaedwar]

I need to file jointly with my husband carl edwards, its his w-2 that's being filed

[xmasbaby0]

You do not “claim” a spouse as a dependent.  By filing as “Married Filing Jointly” you will each get the $4050 personal exemptions and the standard deduction of $12,600 for a married couple.

You can file a joint return even if one of the spouses had little or no income.