Tax Question ,if anyone have experience please help

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Can you use turbotax to e-file as Married Filing Separately (MFS) AND claim an exemption for your NRA spouse IF the NRA spouse has no U.S. source income?

What is the form or statement that your NRA spouse/K-1 Visa holder file that still has their AOS under processing ?

[Gitana 11]

No, you cannot e-file. your NRA spouse has to have SSN or ITIN number for you to file exemption

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30 minutes ago, Gitana said:

No, you cannot e-file. your NRA spouse has to have SSN or ITIN number for you to file exemption

he have SSN and EAD

Edited March 9, 2017 by smile:)

[Gitana 11]

but if he has ssn then you don't put anywhere NRA since he is resident. just file MFS and enter his SSN on the form and claim exemption. i guess in this case you can e-file

[Gitana 11]

your husband doesn't have to file if he doesn't have any income and it means not only usa income but foreign income too

Edited March 9, 2017 by Gitana

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1 minute ago, Gitana said:

but if he has ssn then you don't put anywhere NRA since he is resident. just file MFS and enter his SSN on the form and claim exemption. i guess in this case you can e-file

thank you for replay me , to be honest i still confused Little

[Ksenia_O 696]

Is there a reason to file MFS? Filing joint return you are getting both exemptions (4050.00 x 2) and standard deduction in the amount of $12600.00. - MFS is only 6 300.00...

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Gitana said:

your husband doesn't have to file if he doesn't have any income and it means not only usa income but foreign income too

he was had foreign income up to last month before he move here and that's all

[Gitana 11]

youvxam try both way : MFS and MFJ and see what is more beneficial for you. if his foreign income was big then maybe filing aeoarate is better but if it wasn't big then joint return gives you more advantage

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21 minutes ago, Dee elle said:

May be benefit in filing MFS as he may need to file as dual status.....filing as US resident for the whole tax year means he must declare the foreign earned income for the whole year, including the time he was  NR.

8 minutes ago, Gitana said:

youvxam try both way : MFS and MFJ and see what is more beneficial for you. if his foreign income was big then maybe filing aeoarate is better but if it wasn't big then joint return gives you more advantage

 

we too much confused about what best in our situation as we don't know what exactly the forms we need file , all what he made before move to usa during time from journey to July 2016 like 12000 $ ,

Edited March 9, 2017 by smile:)

[Gitana 11]

Just do MFJ, it'a simplier, since his foreign income was small it will be declared but excluded from taxation. If you are still confused, let me know, i will help you to feel those forms

 

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10 hours ago, Gitana said:

Just do MFJ, it'a simplier, since his foreign income was small it will be declared but excluded from taxation. If you are still confused, let me know, i will help you to feel those forms

 

Thank you so much

Yes I honestly confused about too much things in form 2555

what should I add in part 1 no 9

"List your tax home during your tax year and date established "

Since he was from foreign country and work in another country and get vacation to travel back to his country during last 12 months before he move here

 

 

Edited March 15, 2017 by smile:)

[Gitana 11]

first of all use form 2555ez, it's for income less than 100k.

when did he arrive to usa? 

his tax home will be his home country for that qualifying period before he came to usa

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He arrive in  July 2016