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Married Filling Jointly

Pat918 — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:45:21 GMT

My husband and I got married last 2023 but he is still living in another country and is a non-resident alien. Can I file my tax return as married filing jointly? He does not have a SSN.

Re: Married Filling Jointly

DoninGA — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:50:30 GMT

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

Re: Married Filling Jointly

Mike9241 — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:52:41 GMT

If you are married but your husband is a non-resident alien without an SSN, you can file as Married Filing Jointly by following these steps:

1)Your spouse must apply for an ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) from the IRS.
2)Attach a declaration to your tax return (as a resident alien or U.S. citizen) that your spouse is a nonresident alien, but they choose to be treated by the IRS as a resident alien.
3)On your joint tax return form, include your spouse’s name, address, and ITIN (in place of an SSN).

Whether it's beneficial to file jointly is unknown.

also see this IRS website

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/nonresident-spouse