Form W4 Allowances Under AOS

[the.ronin 0]

Currently my wife (K1) is “out of status.” We got married well within the 90 days K1 stipulation, however our minister did not put his city and state in the address box delaying our marriage certificate by another month.

In any event, can I still change my filing status to reflect 3 allowances (she is a full-time student) even though she is not a resident, much less conditional, much less even under “adjustment of status”?

[zxed 0]

Currently my wife (K1) is “out of status.” We got married well within the 90 days K1 stipulation, however our minister did not put his city and state in the address box delaying our marriage certificate by another month.

In any event, can I still change my filing status to reflect 3 allowances (she is a full-time student) even though she is not a resident, much less conditional, much less even under “adjustment of status”?

i am guessing that you are talking about your pay checks?

you status should be M 2, not M 3... unless you have a kid hiding somewhere?.. .

rephrasing... it would be okay to change your paycheck filing status from S 1 to M 2

[the.ronin 0]

Thanks for the response ... my concern was primarily based on whether my wife, a non-resident “out of status”, can be considered in the allowances.

As to the number of allowances ...

- Enter "1" for yourself if no one else can claim you as a dependent

- Enter "1" if:

You are married, have only one job, and your spouse does not work

- Enter "1" for your spouse.

Doesn’t that get me to 3 without exposing myself to a huge liability come tax time?

Thanks again!