Filing taxes during spouse immigration

[PA132 5]

I wish I'd known about that foreign income exclusion... that would have given me justification to file jointly anyway. I don't know how much of a difference it will make in my return. I'll be finding out soon, though. I'm definitely filing jointly this year.

[PA132 5]

Maybe billions of rupees is more doable.

lmao... rupees totally defy my sense of currency. It was so weird watching my husband count his 1000 rupee notes. It looked like so much money. I had to keep reminding myself that each of those was only roughly $20.

[Love's JAA 100]

lmao... rupees totally defy my sense of currency. It was so weird watching my husband count his 1000 rupee notes. It looked like so much money. I had to keep reminding myself that each of those was only roughly $20.

Yeah, the same when I was counting Philippine Pesos.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Even better, the foreign earned income exclusion is up to $95,100 for 2012. It's indexed for inflation.

I figured it was more now. Back in 2003/2004 it was about $85K.

[Love's JAA 100]

I figured it was more now. Back in 2003/2004 it was about $85K.

I wasn't meaning to correct you, BigDog, just emphasizing your point.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I wasn't meaning to correct you, BigDog, just emphasizing your point.

Oh, I know. It's important that people in this situation know this kind of stuff. It helped me big time back then.

[rin and john 71]

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I wish I'd known about that foreign income exclusion... that would have given me justification to file jointly anyway. I don't know how much of a difference it will make in my return. I'll be finding out soon, though. I'm definitely filing jointly this year.

You have three years after the original filing to file an amended return (use 1040X tax form). Pretty simple, we did it to go back and claim Rin's children as dependents. Resulted in a refund of several thousand dollars. Worth the effort to at least run thru the calculations.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Form-1040X,-Amended-U.S.-Individual-Income-Tax-Return

[Karee 4,191]

You have three years after the original filing to file an amended return (use 1040X tax form). Pretty simple, we did it to go back and claim Rin's children as dependents. Resulted in a refund of several thousand dollars. Worth the effort to at least run thru the calculations.

http://www.irs.gov/u...come-Tax-Return

Yeah above is pretty important especially if your SO comes on a marriage visa. I went back 3 years once my wife arrived and got her SS#. I filed amended returns changing from single to married filing jointly It resulted in a $10k check from the IRS.

[Love's JAA 100]

Yeah above is pretty important especially if your SO comes on a marriage visa. I went back 3 years once my wife arrived and got her SS#. I filed amended returns changing from single to married filing jointly It resulted in a $10k check from the IRS.

You were married for three years before your wife came over here? Even you are not filing jointly, if you're married your alternative is to file married-filing-separately. Not as single.

[Karee 4,191]

You were married for three years before your wife came over here? Even you are not filing jointly, if you're married your alternative is to file married-filing-separately. Not as single.

She didn't have a SS# until she got here.

[The Mean Lady 604]

She didn't have a SS# until she got here.

Doesn't matter, but that is neither here nor there and after the fact.

People try to make a huge deal out of filing the wrong status making it seem like you will get dragged away by the IRS and locked up.

Which isn't the case.

You should have been filing as married separate and writing in NRA as your spouse' SSN if you didn't want to file an ITIN.

No big deal.

When I amended my return from single to married, it only resulted in a $250 check.

DISAPPOINTED.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

She didn't have a SS# until she got here.

Don't think you need one to file jointly with your spouse overseas. I think you file for an ITIN along with the tax return the first time around.