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adam-warman
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I filed jointly with 2 dependents. But Wife was in hospital from Feb through December last year. Could I have claimed her as a dependent with my 2 kids ?

 
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JohnW15
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I filed jointly with 2 dependents. But Wife was in hospital from Feb through December last year. Could I have claimed her as a dependent with my 2 kids ?

No, you couldn't have claimed her as a dependent, since you were married.  There wouldn't be any advantage to it for you, anyway.

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JohnW15
Intuit Alumni

I filed jointly with 2 dependents. But Wife was in hospital from Feb through December last year. Could I have claimed her as a dependent with my 2 kids ?

No, you couldn't have claimed her as a dependent, since you were married.  There wouldn't be any advantage to it for you, anyway.

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