Because the Internal Revenue Service won't accept tax returns that have zero taxable income, if you're a single housewife and didn't earn money during the year, you can't file a tax return. Depending on your living situation, however, you might be able to file a joint return or qualify as another taxpayer's dependent.

Does a housewife have to file taxes?

If your housewife didn't have any source of income like her income, rental income, interest from Fixed Deposits (FD), Mutual Funds, or Nil investments, etc. then she is exempted from tax filing. If a housewife has income more than the limit, prescribed by the government, she needs to file an income tax.

Is homemaker an occupation for taxes?

Yes, you can enter homemaker as your occupation even on tax returns and official documents. ... It makes no difference to your taxes. What you enter as your occupation will not affect the calculations in your return in any way.