2014 Taxes can i file married jointly?

[cb9908 1]

Hello all,

I recently got married this past year and filed the I-130 which is still pending, she is still overseas. My wife has a SSN from when she worked here in 2012. Would I be able to file my 2014 taxes as married jointly? She did file her 2012 tax return, so should she already have the ITIN as well?

Thanks,

Chris

[aaron2020 11,651]

You cannot file your 2014 taxes until January 31, 2015.

You can file your 2013 taxes now.

You can file married filing jointly for your 2013 taxes. Remember, you would need to include her foreign income. The $90,000 foreign income exclusion will apply.

[cb9908 1]

thanks, i did mean file my taxes in 2014 for 2013, as married jointly. her income is maybe $2000. thanks

[NikLR 13,227]

Yes you can.

[visavisa222 0]

i thought if you were filing MFJ and treating the non us resident spouse as a resident for tax purpose i'd need to include world wide income and be taxed again?

http://expats.hrblock.com/articles/filing-tax-return-nonresident-spouse

http://crevelingandcreveling.com/blog-list/157-american-expats-with-foreign-spouses-choosing-your-us-tax-filing-status.html

[NikLR 13,227]

i thought if you were filing MFJ and treating the non us resident spouse as a resident for tax purpose i'd need to include world wide income and be taxed again?

http://expats.hrblock.com/articles/filing-tax-return-nonresident-spouse

http://crevelingandcreveling.com/blog-list/157-american-expats-with-foreign-spouses-choosing-your-us-tax-filing-status.html

You can exclude foreign earned income. Form 2555

[visavisa222 0]

so if i were to elect this option of MFJ, treat her as a resident for tax purposes, get her an ITIN.. as long as her foreign income were less than say the $90K threshold i wouldn't need to pay any of the taxes from her income?

i'll have to see if i get this option from turbotax

You can exclude foreign earned income. Form 2555

[NikLR 13,227]

As I'm in the USA, what I was told to do on the Serbinski website (one that is dedicated to Canadian/USA taxes) was to file my taxes in Canada, then use the foreign tax exclusion Form 2555 to exclude my foreign income when I file MFJ with my husband this year. Just to note I also have taxes in the USA that I have paid. So you can go onto their website and search around, or start a post and hopefully get some help.