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Can i file head of house hold and claim my wife as a dependent?
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If you are married and live with your spouse, you can not file as head of household.
You can not claim a spouse as a dependent.
See page 11 of IRS Publication 501 which says:
“Your spouse is never considered your dependent.”
You can find IRS Pub 501 at this link:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf
What you can do is file as Married Filing Jointly even if one of you has no income.
You can not claim a spouse as a dependent.
See page 11 of IRS Publication 501 which says:
“Your spouse is never considered your dependent.”
You can find IRS Pub 501 at this link:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf
What you can do is file as Married Filing Jointly even if one of you has no income.
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