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Level 15
Level 15

Deductions & credits

@azadnaik  for US purposes  and covering the period Jan - Oct 2019, both you and  your wife were in the  USA with legal visa status, therefore  you file as Married Filing Joint and with a dependent child ( US citizen),  using form 1040  ( supported by TurboTax).  Since becomes a short year , you have two options on filing---  (a) Prepare the 1040 as described above - covering  world earnings for the period  Jan thru Oct, print, sign ( both you and your wife ), write across the top of first page  " Dual Status Filer", then go to the IRS download  form 1040-NR and any schedules needed-- it is  .pdf -- fill it out sign, date ;  attach the  two filings together and mail this in.  This is true even if you did not have any US sourced  income during the period  Nov-Dec.   OR  (b)   prepare  and file only the form 1040 covering income Jan thru Oct and efile -- this is true  if ,and only if , you had no US sourced income  ( wages  from US while working in the USA, interest , divided income attributable to the period).

For a purist option (a) is the way to go, however option (b) results in faster processing, less paperwork and generally meets the legal requirements.  If in doubt , please follow option (a)

Hope this clarifies your situation.  Please welcome to ask for more if you need help.

 

Namaste ji