Can I Claim My Personal and/or Spousal Exemption?
Can I claim my personal and/or spousal exemption: Exemptions reduce your taxable income. There are two types of exemptions you may be able to take. This topic determines whether you can claim your own exemption or your spouse’s. To determine if you can claim an exemption for someone else as a dependent, go to the topic for “ Who Can I Claim as a Dependent?”
Information You Will Need:
- Your age, your spouse's age, and citizenship status
- Your and your spouse’s gross income amounts
Estimated Completion Time: 8 minutes. However: 5 minutes of inactivity will end the interview and you will be forced to start over.
The following interview covers the same questions you would answer if you called our toll-free tax assistance telephone number or if you came into a Taxpayer Assistance Center.
Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2012-08-04
