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June 4, 2019
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Claim disabled spouse

  • June 4, 2019
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my wife was on disability from work

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Level 13
June 4, 2019
You can not claim a spouse as a dependent.
See page 11 of IRS Publication 501 which says:

“Your spouse is never considered your dependent.”

You can find IRS Pub 501 at this link:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf

You can file as Married Filing Jointly even if one of you has little or no income. That filing status gives you a personal exemption for each of you, the largest standard deduction and the lowest tax rates.