Instructions for Form 1040-A
taxmap/instr/i1040a-011.htm#TXMP7e0d3b7eYou can deduct $3,650 on line 26 for each exemption you can take.
taxmap/instr/i1040a-011.htm#TXMP34b4bbf0taxmap/instr/i1040a-011.htm#TXMP7c3444bdCheck the box on line 6b if either of the following applies.
- Your filing status is married filing jointly and your spouse
cannot be claimed as a dependent on another person's return.
- You were married at the end of 2010, your filing status is
married filing separately or head of household, and both of the following apply.
- Your spouse had no income and is not filing a return.
- Your spouse cannot be claimed as a dependent on another
person's return.
If your filing status is head of household and you check the
box on line 6b, enter the name of your spouse on the line next to line 6b. Also,
enter your spouse's social security number in the space provided at the top of
your return. If you were divorced or legally separated at the end of 2010, you
cannot take an exemption for your former spouse.
taxmap/instr/i1040a-011.htm#TXMP06fa631cIf your spouse died in 2010 and you did not remarry by the end
of 2010, check the box on line 6b if you could have taken an exemption for your
spouse on the date of death. For other filing instructions, see
Death of a taxpayer on page 76.