Thanks. My wife and I got married overseas and there is no marriage record of us in the US. She has no ties to the US for tax purposes at all other than being my spouse.
Some other quick questions hoping to get more clarity :
1. Other TurboTax experts in the community told me that I can print everything out and mail my returns with my wife's social security number written as NRA(nonresident alien). So it sounds like I don't need an ITIN to file a separate return. Thoughts ?
2. If I do apply for an ITIN for my wife to facilitate my filing as "married filing separately", will she also have to file federal/state returns as "married filing separately" or at all on her own ?
3. One TurboTax Live Assisted expert told me that I can file as "single" in my case for tax purposes !?!? It's not that I don't want to file as "single" because I don't plan on claiming my wife at all(no ties to the US for tax purposes) on my 2024 returns. Rather, it's whether I can or I can't. In other words, do I have to claim my wife on my 2024 returns or that's optional ? Thoughts ?
4. Even if it is not for 2024 returns, how can I "e-file" as "married filing separately" in the future without the hassle of getting an ITIN for my wife ?
