2007-11-14 07:12:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You can't claim your spouse as Dependent. Your spouse is never your 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) are $17,500.
2007-11-14 19:41:11 · answer #1 · answered by MukatA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you do not claim a spouse as a dependent.
You can still file a joint return that reflects 2 personal allowances. Financially it's the same concept, but spouses are never dependents.
2007-11-14 07:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no dependency, you are married and file jointly... not a question of who's being claimed.
2007-11-14 07:20:01 · answer #3 · answered by rob b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋