I am a US citizen living in Canada, married to a Canadian, and not working outside the home. I have interest and dividends from my US investments but am not sure what filing status to use when I file my taxes. I cannot file single, he is not a US citizen and we do not live in US so I can't file jointly, and if I file separately, it asks for spouse's name and SSN also - and he has no SSN. He claims me on his Canadian tax form. Any suggestions on this?
2007-01-31 08:40:09 · 5 answers · asked by wigletoes1 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
this is simple
your married.. (line one)
he claims you on his from (last line) from your statements..
so..isn't this illegal???not to claim him.
now.......do you fill your forms, and then..file them in?? yes you can........get him a number...
but .if you lie on your U,S. forms you know how severe they will penalize you.......... (avoiding that your married )
i went into my bank and asked them (bank of america) and they gave me a U.S. number a code so that the tax department would know..........it wasn't hard to do......that and I think the living abroad status..
2007-01-31 08:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by m2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably Married Filing Separately, and in the SSN line for him, enter None.
2007-01-31 08:46:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do it one of two ways. If you are filing married filing separately, you can either enter "NRA" where his SSN goes (NRA means nonresident alien), or you can request an ITIN from the IRS for him.
2007-01-31 09:36:59 · answer #3 · answered by jseah114 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to file an IRS Form 1040NR as married.
2007-01-31 08:46:58 · answer #4 · answered by Scott K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try irs.gov. The site must deal with this kind of situation. If not, I'd say you need an international accountant.
2007-01-31 08:43:27 · answer #5 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋