Anonymous wrote:Nonworking women don't have to file a tax return. They have zero income. They sign THEIR HUSBAND's tax return in order to reap the (unjust) tax benefits relating to being married -- like a higher primary home capital gains tax exemption, and a dependent deduction. Your husband can file his own tax return without your signature. He'd just have to pay more tax. People without income (stay at home moms) don't HAVE to file or sign a tax return.
It's ridiculous to say "our HHI" if it's your husband's income. Yes, it's your "shared money". But it's not your income. Money is a thing you have. Income is a thing you EARN. It would be like a sahm saying casually in conversation that "we have 20 monthly household PTA hours" when her husband's never been inside the school.
Anonymous wrote:Nonworking women don't have to file a tax return. They have zero income. They sign THEIR HUSBAND's tax return in order to reap the (unjust) tax benefits relating to being married -- like a higher primary home capital gains tax exemption, and a dependent deduction. Your husband can file his own tax return without your signature. He'd just have to pay more tax. People without income (stay at home moms) don't HAVE to file or sign a tax return.
It's ridiculous to say "our HHI" if it's your husband's income. Yes, it's your "shared money". But it's not your income. Money is a thing you have. Income is a thing you EARN. It would be like a sahm saying casually in conversation that "we have 20 monthly household PTA hours" when her husband's never been inside the school.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nonworking women don't have to file a tax return. They have zero income. They sign THEIR HUSBAND's tax return in order to reap the (unjust) tax benefits relating to being married -- like a higher primary home capital gains tax exemption, and a dependent deduction. Your husband can file his own tax return without your signature. He'd just have to pay more tax. People without income (stay at home moms) don't HAVE to file or sign a tax return.
It's ridiculous to say "our HHI" if it's your husband's income. Yes, it's your "shared money". But it's not your income. Money is a thing you have. Income is a thing you EARN. It would be like a sahm saying casually in conversation that "we have 20 monthly household PTA hours" when her husband's never been inside the school.
Have you ever looked at a 1040?
Anonymous wrote:Nonworking women don't have to file a tax return. They have zero income. They sign THEIR HUSBAND's tax return in order to reap the (unjust) tax benefits relating to being married -- like a higher primary home capital gains tax exemption, and a dependent deduction. Your husband can file his own tax return without your signature. He'd just have to pay more tax. People without income (stay at home moms) don't HAVE to file or sign a tax return.
It's ridiculous to say "our HHI" if it's your husband's income. Yes, it's your "shared money". But it's not your income. Money is a thing you have. Income is a thing you EARN. It would be like a sahm saying casually in conversation that "we have 20 monthly household PTA hours" when her husband's never been inside the school.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's not HHI if you stay home. It's his income.
I am a WOHM and the above statement is incorrect, wrong and deliberately cruel. There is plenty of work done by SAHMs, plenty to manage at home, of course this sort of decision should be joint.
The point is that it's not her income. Plain and simple. No one said her contribution isn't valuable. But it's not income.
Then why does she have to sign the tax return?
Because she's essentially a dependent ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's not HHI if you stay home. It's his income.
I am a WOHM and the above statement is incorrect, wrong and deliberately cruel. There is plenty of work done by SAHMs, plenty to manage at home, of course this sort of decision should be joint.
The point is that it's not her income. Plain and simple. No one said her contribution isn't valuable. But it's not income.
Then why does she have to sign the tax return?
Anonymous wrote:Another "freeloading" SAHM, now SAHW. I've been at home for over 25 years. Married nearly 30 years. My DH loves that I am at home. I love being at home. I love decorating, cleaning, cooking, gardening, volunteering, taking care of my DH and our kids, etc. The money he earns is "our money". He would be the first to tell you that. He doesn't care how I spend it. I pay all the bills and manage our finances. If I wanted to do some home improvements, he would assume I had budged appropriately. If anything, he asks me before spending.
I think some of you have a very weird idea about how marriage should work. And it has nothing to do with who earns the money.