i've worked all year, my husband has not worked one day, am i gonna be able to claim him on my taxes ?

Question

am i gonna benefit from this?

Answer 1

You can't claim your spouse as Dependent.
But you can file as Married Filing Jointly. Then you get one extra exemption deduction of $3,400 and one extra standard deduction of $5,350.
Thus your total deductions (if you don't itemize) will be $17,500.

Answer 2

You can't claim him as a dependent but you still can file a joint return with him. The only qualifier for a joint return is that you be married on the last day of the year. You can always file a joint return even if only one of you has income.

The first 3 answers are simply wrong. You cannot file as Head of Household if you are living with your spouse. PERIOD. And you never claim a spouse as a dependent. And "dental assistant" should stick to cleaning teeth as she doesn't know the difference between a deduction and an exemption.

Answer 3

You can always take a personal exemption for your spouse if you file a married filing joint return.

You can take a personal exemption for your spouse when filing as married filing separately, as long as your spouse had no income, is not filing a tax return, and cannot be claimed as a dependent on another person's tax return.

There are many nonworking spouses on tax returns, it is not required that a spouse have income in order to be an exemption on a tax return.

However, if you file as married filing separately, your tax rates are higher and you will not be able to take certain credits or deductions.

Answer 4

there is two motives for his habit: a million) he's self universal as hell. Or 2) he resents working 60+ hours a week to maintain a roof over your heads. do you recognize how onerous that's to artwork 40 HOURS a week? enable alongside 50, 60, or 70? i understand you have the youngsters and you artwork double extra time! yet, do you forget to shelter him whilst he gets abode? I each and every now and returned get extremely wrapped up in the "he does not do this or that for me". yet I forget the what have I achieved for him recently issue, too. If that's all no longer desirable, and he's only a rotten bastad without soul and sludge the place his coronary heart ought to be, he won't in any respect exchange, have confidence me on that, so which you will ought to settle on in case you prefer to stay and stay with it, or pass on. I strongly recommend marriage scientific care. do no longer knock it til you attempt it.

Answer 5

Your terminology ("claim") shows just how confusing tax law is.

First, since you are married you will want to file a joint return, giving you a higher standard deduction and higher bracket break points.

Next, by filing MFJ you automatically get to deduct 2 "personal" exemptions of $3400 each. He is not your dependent for tax purposes.

Answer 6

You can only if you meet certain criteria read the following-

a Dependent — There are two types of dependents, a qualifying child and a qualifying relative. The five dependency tests — relationship, gross income, support, joint return and citizenship/residency — continue to apply to a qualifying relative. A child who is not a qualifying child might still be a dependent as a qualifying relative. If you are a dependent of another person, you cannot claim any dependents on your own return. .

In your husbands case I assume he didnt have any income at all or would be under the limit of around $2000.00. I would check with a tax professional but I think your husband would easily qualify for a qualifying relative. In that case it meets the standards for what I believe is called the Family Tax relief act

Answer 7

You can file a joint return with him even though he didn't have income. You'll get an exemption for each of you on the joint return.

Answer 8

Since you only had one income for the year, you will have two deductions. More if you have children

Answer 9

You can't claim him as a dependent if you're married filing jointly. You could file as head of household, but that results in a higher tax bill, all else being equal.