1 Look for the best exit strategies (getting out of the situation) for those involved. 2  Be clear and direct with all of your requests. 3  Make safe choices; consider the level of risk in choosing an action for intervening. 4  Understand boundaries and limits â donât be a hero.
If you are a resident of Mexico or Canada or a national of the United States (defined earlier), you can also claim a personal exemption for your spouse if your spouse had no gross income for U.S. tax purposes and cannot be claimed as the dependent on another U.S. taxpayer's return.
Taxpayers may not claim a person as a dependent unless the person is a U.S. citizen, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national or a resident of Mexico or Canada. If the taxpayer can claim an exemption for a dependent and fails to make the claim, the dependent still cannot claim an exemption for himself on his tax return. Taxpayers cannot claim exemptions for maids, servants or housekeepers who work for the person filing the income tax return.