UPDATED FOR TAX YEAR 2019
Since your spouse is a green card holder employed by a foreign government or international organization, she is not subject to self-employment taxes and may not voluntarily participate in the U.S. social security system.
You can enter her income as Miscellaneous Income using these steps.
- Click on Federal > Wages & Income
- In the Less Common Income section , click on the Start/Update box next to Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C.
- On the Miscellaneous Income screen, click on the Start/Revisit box next to Other reportable income.
- On the Any Other Taxable Income? screen, click the Yes box.
- Enter her income on the Other Taxable Income screen, along with a description. Click Continue.
- You will be brought to the Other Miscellaneous Income Summary. If you have no more miscellaneous income to report, click Done.
If your spouse paid foreign taxes withheld, you can report them for either a deduction or a credit by going to Deductions & Credits > Estimates and Other Taxes Paid > Foreign Taxes.
[Edited | 3/23/2020 | 12:23 pm PDT]
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