@kathan251191 Namaste ji.
So both of you work and therefore have US sourced income. Assuming that you actually meant that you entered USA on July 8th. 2023. This would mean that by the end of the year 2023 you would have passed the substantial Presence Test. Thus you were a resident for tax purposes for the year 2023 ( starting from the first day of presence). However, because it would have been a short year for you, while you file jointly on form 1040, you cannot take standard deduction -- you have to use itemized deduction.
I am also assuming that you both work/ earn therefore you must have SSNs -- yes?
Does this make sense ? If you have more question s on this , you are welcome to add to this thread OR you can PM me ( if the questions are not of general interest -- just no personally identifiable info please ).
Namaste
pk
