<prompt> Human: I got married this year and my wife is a stay at home mom. She made 0 in 2016. We have 3 kids were claiming this year. Is there any reason for us to file jointly? Or for her to file at all  <response>: The easiest way to find out would be to run through each scenario in some tax software. Or if you are comfortable doing it by hand, run through your appropriate 1040 form for each scenario. 