 By filing your return and someone else is trying to get a benefit from filing a return With you as a dependent, right? So if you are married and file a joint return You can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return if you file the joint return only to claim a refund of withheld income tax Or estimated tax paid so in other words Normally when you file a married filing joint return Then someone else cannot claim you as a dependent typically because now you're you're filing a joint return and claiming in essence yourself For tax benefits, but in special situations You might have a situation where someone else is still claiming you as a dependent and that would be if you are married and file a joint return and You can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return if you file the joint return only to claim a refund of Withheld income taxes in other words. You had W2 income They withheld money and the only and you only want to file the return to make sure that you can get back The withholdings so if you were a dual status alien check the quote spouse itemizes on a separate return Or you were a dual status alien box So if you were a dual status alien and you file a joint return with your spouse Who was a US citizen or resident alien at the end of 2023 and you and your spouse agreed to be taxed on your combined Worldwide income. Don't check the box. Alright, so now we have the age and blindness situation so if you or your spouse if you are married filing a joint return were born before January 1st 1959 or were blind at the end of 2023 check the appropriate box on the line labeled age blindness So now we have an added component that could have an impact on the standard deduction Which doesn't seem like it's gonna like it like it would have a lot of Different scenarios, but it kind of does because note like if it depends on filing status So if you're single at this time or head of household Then you could have a situation of age or blindness which it might have an impact on