If I am filing married,filing jointly, why does it tell me I am not eligible to claim my husband as a dependent if I did not choose that option?

[Carl]

A married person can not be claimed as a dependent on any tax return. If you are filing a joint return with your husband, then you are both the "tax filers". If you have no children or other qualifying dependents, then you two have no dependents at all.

[Lawrence49]

In effect, when filing as married, filing jointly, both spouses are automatically included in both the standard deduction and the tax rate tables. One selecting the other as a dependent is unnecessary, and doing so would effectively be claiming them twice.

[VolvoGirl]

I think the 2 answers are missing the point.  The user is filing Joint.  But the program is saying the husband is not eligible to be a dependent which of course they know.  Why is the program saying that?  I think this goes along with the other posts about an error of the spouse being a dependent.  @Carl  can you ask in the Lounge?  

[xmasbaby0]

@addisonm24 @Lawrence49 

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