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Level 15
Level 15

Deductions & credits

@rnalves  alright -- my mistake , somehow I got the impression that the property was sold in 2020 and needed to be recognized  on your return for  2020.  So the sale of the property is for the tax year 2021 and filed  by April 2022.  The answer by @DaveF1006  covers  your options if you wanted to have some or all of the amounts held  under FIRPTA  returned to you early rather than  in April of 2022.   You can assert that because you and  your wife ( a US person  ) file jointly and meet the  requirements for exclusion of capital gain on main home,  ( Two years of ownership by either spouse  and Use as main home by both spouse for at  least 730 days , with a look back of five years from the date of sale of the property ) that  this withheld amounts should be returned at earliest rather than wait for a  year.

 

For 2020 tax year ( current filing ), your filing date is May 17th  ( IRS has extended  the filing date for all taxpayers because of COVID issues ) and because  you are abroad , your joint filing date ( not paying date ) is June 15th without extension and October 15th with extension.

 

TurboTax supports  preparation and filing of  forms 1040 and so there is no need for you to go elsewhere.

 

Note that because you are married to a US person and was a resident  for tax purposes,  you can still file jointly with her--- just include a  note  signed by both of you that you would like to treat yourself as a US person for the tax year 2020.

 

Also because you are married to a US person, there are  special visas available  to you ( K visa) rather than wait for the Green Card to enter the USA

 

Hope this closes   your query or do you need more on this ?

 

Chus

 

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