@Kamalalochana-Subbaiah , so you are resident for tax purposes for the tax year 2024. Generally and easiest , especially if your wife has income in India, to file as Married Filing Separate ( MFS ). This will keep her income out of US taxes. And because you have a short tax year, you have to use itemized deduction anyways, so there is no benefit by filing MFJ ( Married Filing Joint).
TurboTax will expect a TIN ( Tax ID -- SSN or ITIN ) for your spouse. So
You prepare the return using a dummy SSN ( like 520-34-2000 ), tell TurboTax that you want to file by mail. Once finished, print out the filing copy, replace the "dummy" SSN with "N R A ", sign, date and mail the return.
Is there more I can do for you ? If you need more help, you can , if need be, PM me.
Namaste ji
pk
