Can I claim my spouse as a dependent?

[VolvoGirl]

Are you married to him?

[ScruffyCurmudgeon]

She said: "What if your not married just the mother of the child and lived with the father of our child"

[VolvoGirl]

Oh, I thought it was a new person adding on.

@trenttillman64   YES if you were not married and lived with him all year you are his dependent.

[razorback_fan200]

If you're filing a separate return, you may claim the exemption for your spouse only if they had no gross income, are not filing a joint return, and were not the dependent of another taxpayer. Exemptions for dependents. You generally can take an exemption for each of your dependents.

This was on the IRS website

[razorback_fan200]

If you're filing a separate return, you may claim the exemption for your spouse only if they had no gross income, are not filing a joint return, and were not the dependent of another taxpayer. Exemptions for dependents. You generally can take an exemption for each of your dependents.

This was on the IRS website

[razorback_fan200]

If you're filing a separate return, you may claim the exemption for your spouse only if they had no gross income, are not filing a joint return, and were not the dependent of another taxpayer. Exemptions for dependents. You generally can take an exemption for each of your dependents.

This was on the IRS website

[macuser_22]

@razorback_fan200 - That is not a dependent - that is taking the exemption for a spouse without filing jointly.   By doing that the joint standard deduction is lost.  It would be a very rare situation when filing separately, loosing the joint deduction and the other credits that cannot be claimed on a separate return, would outweigh the advantages of filing jointly and getting the same exemption plus other advantages.