Hi Carmine, 

I thought about that approach but making the spouse a dependent resulted in a $1,000 dependent exemption deduction in addition to the $310 Child and Family tax credit.  This resulted in a refund that was $50 higher than it should have been ($1,000 x 5%).  I have given up hope that Lacerte will address this before the filing due date despite being given notice of the issue and ample time to make the fix.  I imagine that I will put the affected clients on extension until Lacerte finally gets around to making the fix (hopefully sooner than later).  Good luck with the rest of your filing season.

Eric