Thanks for the reply @LoganathanB! Appreciate the help.
What about this specific paragraph from IRS?
"You and your spouse are treated, for federal income tax purposes, as U.S residents for all tax years that the choice is in effect. However, for Social Security and Medicare tax withholding purposes, the nonresident spouse may still be treated as a nonresident. Refer to Individuals Employed in the U.S. – Social Security Taxes ."
My wife is with less than 5 years under F1 and she does not pass the Substantial Presence test, therefore, she would still be exempt from FICA. Am I wrong in the interpretation of the paragraph above? Right now I'm assuming that we are following exactly what is written in that paragraph. I completed the TurboTax online process with our W2 information (her W2 does not have FICA withholding and the boxes 3 and 5 are blank) and the generated forms 1040 and 8959 prepared by TurboTax only consider Social Security and Medicare based on my W2. Am I doing anything wrong? Am I missing any form that TurboTax should have generated?
Best,
Luciano
