@sundargba , having gone through this thread and the response from my colleague @SusanY1 ( and generally agreeing with ), I am still uncertain as to your status.
The fact that your spouse on J-2 was given permission to work ( and therefore SSN) -- EAD, implies to me that you are a J1 Teacher/Researcher and not a student. And if IK assume that yolo are from India, then why are you not using the treaty condition of being taxed on your income for the first two years ? Similarly, I am not sure whether you are a resident for tax purposes or not ---- ( exempt ? ).
So please could you tell me whether you are s student/trainee or a Teacher/Researcher ? Which country are you from ? And if teacher/Researcher why did you not exclude your income from US taxes ? Are you exempt ?
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