topic I moved to USA in July 2018 what should be my status:married filing jointly or married single rate?My situation:from July I have greencard before that living in Holland in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I moved to USA in July 2018 what should be my status:married filing jointly or married single rate?My situation:from July I have greencard before that living in Holland

h_fatemi — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:56:53 GMT

First of all, you would be a dual status. Before July 20...

LinaJ2018 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:56:54 GMT

First of all, you would be a dual status. Before July 2018, you are a nonresident filing a Form 1040 if you have any US source income. You cannot file jointly. You and spouse have to file separately. After July 2018, you are a US resident filing a Form 1040 reporting worldwide income. You can file jointly on your return.

Thanks for your reply. if I don't have any income in US...

h_fatemi — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:56:55 GMT

Thanks for your reply. if I don't have any income in USA before July 2018, can I only fill 1040 form for after July as married filling jointly and not report any income before that from Netherlands?

You will still need to submit the Form 1040-NR. Enter al...

LinaJ2018 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:56:57 GMT

You will still need to submit the Form 1040-NR. Enter all zeros on your Form 1040 NR to show IRS.

-Resident Alien at End of Year
You must file Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. If you are a dual-status taxpayer who becomes a resident during the year and who is a U.S. resident on the last day of the tax year. Write "Dual-Status Return" across the top of the return. Attach a statement to your return to show the income for the part of the year you are a nonresident. You can use Form 1040NR as the statement, but be sure to mark "Dual-Status Statement" across the top.

If I fill dual state what should be my filling status fr...

h_fatemi — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:56:58 GMT

If I fill dual state what should be my filling status from July-Dec 2018 (filling jointly or separately)?