ITIN application for foreign spouse

[bear2007]

A spouse CAN  be listed as a dependent The IRS has special rules for this.

[bine22]

sorry, never as a dependent. You can only list a spouse as a spouse and get a personal exemption (and in some cases even on a MFS return)

[bear2007]

No that is not correct. If you do not understand that call the IRS. I have friends that claim spouses as dependents and have been doing so for over 20 years

[bine22]

I understand pretty well. Just read publication 17 for starters.

[bine22]

a spouse is never a dependent. You would list her as a spouse

[muma19]

Jazak Allah Khair! (May God bless you for this good deed.) Thank you so much for posting this informative response. You have helped me big time!

[KarenJ2]

You can still use TurboTax to prepare your return.   If you are choosing to file married filing separately or married filing jointly, you will need to enter a dummy SSN for your spouse in TurboTax before the software will allow you to print the return.

When asked to enter your spouse's Social Security number in TurboTax, enter a dummy SSN such as 305-44-0001.  Then after you print the return, you need to white out the dummy SSN and leave blank if attaching a W-7 application for married filing jointly or if married filing separately enter NRA on the space for the number.