How to fill being currently unemployed, with no unemployment benefits in 2020?

[taismorelli-gmai]

No job, no income in 2020 at all.
Only think in 2020 is a hole was sold. Not sure how to go about filling .

[xmasbaby0]

Is someone else claiming you as a dependent?   If you had no income what are you trying to accomplish by preparing a tax return?  

[taismorelli-gmai]

THANK YOU so much for answering!

Sorry for the typos on the question (I meant a house was sold I 2020).

I am going thru a divorce and didn't want to fill together with my own to be husb.
He still pays for my health insurance (until the div is over) - so I might be his dependent for that?

My issue is that if I try filling jointly, I have to put my non-existing info and they don't take zeros for an answer...

That is why im wondering what to do. I thought we needed to fill taxes even when no income so the IRS knows it  and don't think I skipped it... 

Thanks for the assistance, very much appreciated 🙂

[xmasbaby0]

Your spouse cannot claim you as a dependent---a spouse can never be claimed as a dependent.    If you are still legally married then your filing choices for the 2020 tax year are married filing jointly or married filing separately.   So it would be a good idea to know how your spouse is filing.    If he files a "joint" return he needs for you to agree to that----just as you would need for him to agree to file a joint return.   Neither of you can decide that unilaterally.

And....there is the current issue of the stimulus checks that are being issued to eligible married couples and/or eligible individuals.   Did you receive any of the stimulus checks?   

You said you sold a house in 2020?    There may be tax implications for the sale of the house, depending on how long you owned it and how long you lived in it, how much gain was made, etc.   

Your tax situation might be complicated enough that you should be seeking legal advice and local paid tax help. 

[fanfare]

who got the money from selling the house? That's income.