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My husband only worked two months last year, and I need to change my tax filing to married with him as a dependent, not married filing jointly?

 
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My husband only worked two months last year, and I need to change my tax filing to married with him as a dependent, not married filing jointly?

You cannot claim a spouse as a dependent.  You would want to file as Married Filing Jointly even if one spouse has little or no income.  You receive the highest standard deduction of $24,000 if under age 65.

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My husband only worked two months last year, and I need to change my tax filing to married with him as a dependent, not married filing jointly?

You cannot claim a spouse as a dependent.  You would want to file as Married Filing Jointly even if one spouse has little or no income.  You receive the highest standard deduction of $24,000 if under age 65.

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