Filing Taxes for 2019

[Ads2865 19]

Hey yall! My husband arrived in the US on 12/15/2019. We got married on 12/27/2019. He doesn't have his social yet (we've been trying but immigration is still pending on our application). How am I to file my taxes since he hasn't worked? Do I even include him? 

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4 minutes ago, Ads2865 said:

How am I to file my taxes since he hasn't worked?

You file your taxes. You might have to file for an ITIN for him and file it that way. 

 

5 minutes ago, Ads2865 said:

Do I even include him? 

You were married in 2019, so you have to file as married. Separately or jointly is up to you. 

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4 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

You file your taxes. You might have to file for an ITIN for him and file it that way. 

 

You were married in 2019, so you have to file as married. Separately or jointly is up to you. 

Does filing jointly or separately matter if he hasn't worked?

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

4 minutes ago, Ads2865 said:

Does filing jointly or separately matter if he hasn't worked?

This is where you need to talk to an accountant or something. I don't do taxes. I don't even do my own taxes. I have an accountant to do it. 

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14 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

This is where you need to talk to an accountant or something. I don't do taxes. I don't even do my own taxes. I have an accountant to do it. 

Ok cool thank you!

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You'll get a $24,400 tax allowance if you file MFJ. You both report worldwide income and file a 1116 foreign tax credit for passive income he/you may have overseas. A 2555 can be used so as to exclude his earned foreign income. You can 'click' MFS/MFJ on your tax prep software, TaxAct for example and from there see which gives the best outcome for you both. If the SSN is forthcoming, then you have until April to file, can get an extension if needed. I'd think the SSN would arrive before any ITIN is applied and received. Also, you'd need to see a CAA accountant and file on paper to receive ITIN.

[NikLR 13,227]

You have 2 options.  Married filing separately where you don't worry about your husband's worldwide income and married filing jointly where you husband counts his world wide income. 

Did he get an ssn already?

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31 minutes ago, Ads2865 said:

Does filing jointly or separately matter if he hasn't worked?

You file Marry filing Jointly even if he didn't work. 

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7 minutes ago, NikLR said:

You have 2 options.  Married filing separately where you don't worry about your husband's worldwide income and married filing jointly where you husband counts his world wide income. 

Did he get an ssn already?

No he hasn't received his SSN yet. It's still pending. There was a mishap somewhere between his POE and the Social Security office with his I-94. So we're waiting for then to clear that out. Within the next 2-3 weeks we're also about to file for AOS.