Taxes for new resident alien

[modmodgirl 2]

My husband earned money in France from Jan-March. We were married in April in the US and he has a conditional green card now. Do we have to declare the money earned in France from Jan-Mar 2011?

Can we file Joint income? What other loopholes do we have to provide? Can we do turbo tax or should we see a CPA?

Thank you

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

My husband earned money in France from Jan-March. We were married in April in the US and he has a conditional green card now. Do we have to declare the money earned in France from Jan-Mar 2011?

Can we file Joint income? What other loopholes do we have to provide? Can we do turbo tax or should we see a CPA?

Thank you

You can file jointly and use TurboTax and report the French money earned in 2012. This thread will help you do it yourself using TurboTax to claim the foreign income exclusion. TurboTax help for Joint filing- 2012 For newly married in 2012 with foreign income

[Dave&Roza 748]

My husband earned money in France from Jan-March. We were married in April in the US and he has a conditional green card now. Do we have to declare the money earned in France from Jan-Mar 2011?

Can we file Joint income? What other loopholes do we have to provide? Can we do turbo tax or should we see a CPA?

Thank you

If your husband is a LPR then he has to claim the money earned wordwide for the entire tax year. You will have to convert the amount to US dollars. I did this by using the OMBs website for currency conversion the government uses. If your husband for some reason is not a LPR then you have a choice as whether to have him treated as a LPR for tax purposes or as a resident alien. Have a look at the IRS website for LPR and taxes. I used Turbo Tax for my wife's income she earned abroad and entered her income as if she received a W-2. Since she was not a LPR, we could not e-file as we elected to claim her as a LPR for tax purposes and had to include a written statement to the IRS signed by both of us.

Hope this helps,

Dave

[modmodgirl 2]

If your husband is a LPR then he has to claim the money earned wordwide for the entire tax year. You will have to convert the amount to US dollars. I did this by using the OMBs website for currency conversion the government uses. If your husband for some reason is not a LPR then you have a choice as whether to have him treated as a LPR for tax purposes or as a resident alien. Have a look at the IRS website for LPR and taxes. I used Turbo Tax for my wife's income she earned abroad and entered her income as if she received a W-2. Since she was not a LPR, we could not e-file as we elected to claim her as a LPR for tax purposes and had to include a written statement to the IRS signed by both of us.

Hope this helps,

Dave

Thanks everyone! very helpful... especially the turbo tax links and other info!

You can file jointly and use TurboTax and report the French money earned in 2012. This thread will help you do it yourself using TurboTax to claim the foreign income exclusion. TurboTax help for Joint filing- 2012 For newly married in 2012 with foreign income

Thank you!!! very very helpful!