Best Filing Status

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
March 21, 2020
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Hi TurboTax advisors,

Me and my wife got married in June 2019. I'm a little confused as to which filing status I need to choose because this is the first time that I'll be filing as married. I am a U.S. citizen while my wife is a Filipino citizen (has B1/B2 visa only so she's a non-resident of the U.S.). She's living and working in the Philippines for the entire year of 2019. Can you please recommend the best filing status for me?

Thank you in advance,

Ash

Best answer by DoninGA

@ezagustin wrote:

If I am filing separately, do I still need to get an ITIN for her?

If you are a US citizen or US resident and your spouse does not have a Social Security number or an ITIN and you are not applying for an ITIN with the tax return then you can only file your tax return as Married Filing Separately. Where asked to enter the spouse's Social Security number enter 999-88-9999. You can only print and mail your tax return, it cannot be e-filed. When you print the tax return erase the Social Security number for your spouse and manually enter NRA for non-resident alien.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for the procedure to print and mail a tax return using the online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1944348-how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online