<prompt> Human: Hello PF,My wife bought the home before we were married, and were moving away from the home. Basically my question is, if my wife isnt working for most of 2017, would it be better for us if I claim her as an exemption and if we do so can I claim the rental income without being on the loan?So far Ive found this about claiming a spouse on the IRS website:Your spouse is never considered your dependent. On a joint return, you may claim one exemption for yourself and one for your spouse. If youre filing a separate return, you may claim the exemption for your spouse only if they had no gross income, are not filing a joint return, and were not the dependent of another taxpayer.Thank you for your time!  <response>: If you are filing jointly it makes no difference. Based on this little info you should be filing jointly. 