Do you mean for "occupation"? You can put whatever you choose there without affecting your tax return. The iRS only uses that for statistical purposes. You should still file a joint return, by the way.
By filing as “Married Filing Jointly” you will each get the $4050 personal exemptions and the standard deduction of $12,700 for a married couple.
You can file a joint return even if one of the spouses had little or no income. The workers compensation is not taxable so you do not enter it on your tax return. If you are itemizing deductions and are using the sales tax deduction you can, however, use the workers comp in that section.
Do you mean for "occupation"? You can put whatever you choose there without affecting your tax return. The iRS only uses that for statistical purposes. You should still file a joint return, by the way.
By filing as “Married Filing Jointly” you will each get the $4050 personal exemptions and the standard deduction of $12,700 for a married couple.
You can file a joint return even if one of the spouses had little or no income. The workers compensation is not taxable so you do not enter it on your tax return. If you are itemizing deductions and are using the sales tax deduction you can, however, use the workers comp in that section.