<prompt> Human: My wife is a stay at home mom. Last year we netted about 150k as a household. Due to some life changes we will net about 100-120k this year but her contribution is 0. We file as a married couple, but I am concered about the flag it might send up for her to be filing 0. Any suggestions would be appreciated.  <response>: Filing married with one person with no income doesnt send up a flag. Nothing requires your spouse to have an income. Stuff happens, people enter and leave the workforce. My wife has been a stay at home mom for 15 years, weve never been audited. before she became a stay at home, she made more income than I did. 