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January 12, 2024
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If my wife works and I'm the only one getting social security, can she claim me?

  • January 12, 2024
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Best answer by SteamTrain

But even so..NO !   A married spouse is never a dependent of the other spouse.

 

The married couple simply files Jointly ( MFJ ), and doing that you automatically get double the standard deduction of a single person.

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January 12, 2024
SteamTrain
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January 12, 2024

But even so..NO !   A married spouse is never a dependent of the other spouse.

 

The married couple simply files Jointly ( MFJ ), and doing that you automatically get double the standard deduction of a single person.

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