My husband has been out of work all this year. I have been his sole support. Can I claim him as a dependent if I do like head of household?
2006-11-29 06:43:22 · 9 answers · asked by melora53511 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
You can claim 2 and use head of household status
2006-11-29 06:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by susiesq 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can claim the spouse as a dependent whether working or not. As long as both of you dont claim more than 2 total
2006-11-29 06:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by cappy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes if he a student. My husband claimed me when I did not work but I was in school at the time. Ask your tax preparer about it. If he has children outside of the marriage and pays child support, file together but also file injured spouse.
2006-11-29 06:48:43 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally you can claim your spouse if you provide for over 50% of the income in the household and that goes for anyone that is also living with you.
2006-11-29 06:46:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but you can file jointly and show that he had no income. This will lower your tax bracket and reduce what you have to pay or provide a refund for you. Dependents are children or incapacitated people that you have legal guardianship of, from what I understand. Check out www.irs.gov and find the instructions for form 1040. In there it will detail all the rules for your taxes, including "what is a dependent"
2006-11-29 06:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by candy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can claim your husband as your dependent as long as he is not claiming you as his own dependent. I'd suggest you file your tax return as married filing jointly to take care of this in correct way.
2006-11-29 06:47:52 · answer #6 · answered by MSC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless I'm missing something, you can claim a spouse even if they do work. Everybody is somebody's dependant, it just depends how you break it down, and a person can't be claimed more than once. (I think.)
2006-11-29 06:45:42 · answer #7 · answered by Rvn 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in case you're gay and in a relatives partnership or in a state-recognised marriage, you may declare her as a based on your federal return in case you meet all the exams (earnings under $3650, lived at the same time all three hundred and sixty 5 days, you paid greater advantageous than 0.5 her help--at the same time with outspending any loans she took out, and it quite is felony the place you reside). you may no longer declare HOH status and can declare her as a qualifying relative. in case you're a guy and a girl who're legally married, you may no longer declare her as a based. you may report MFJ and be equals. For the STATE, you're able to report making use of their rules, which would be MFJ or MFS.
2016-12-13 16:53:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you go to WWW.IRS.GOV to find the correct answer.
2006-11-29 06:50:21 · answer #9 · answered by cinsingl83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋