My wife and I married in 2019, she was on a J1 visa as an Au Pair (live in nanny, through a certified company). Now she is not and is awaiting her Permanent Resident card and work permit. However, I am getting a refund while she is required to pay tax on the amount she earned as an Au Pair. (we are filing married, jointly) Totally fine, but she is not able to obtain a W2 as the company does not need to provide those for Au Pair (because they normally have you do a 1040NR, but of course she is a Resident now and can not file that way). Am I correct in adding her income in as "other taxable income" which appeared to automatically plug in the correct tax table and deducted that from my refund and then E-File?
I have read that "electing" through the proper form mailed in with our tax return to elect her as a resident of the US is not necessary if she has been in the US for more than 2 years. She has and so I would imagine this allows me to simply file as I stated above?
Any information on this would be much appreciated.
Thank you for your time,
