I am a US citizen my husband is a Canadian citizen, he was a PR but gave up his status mid last year as we moved to Canada together. He did not have any income in the US in 2017, I had some. Should I still file as married filing jointly? Im sure since we were both living outside the US for over a year now we would be able to claim the income exclusion.
Should I file married jointly in the future as well even though he would then be a non resident alien? I'm unsure if the SSN he has/had expires.
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if he has given up his Green Card and has squared his accounts , taxwise with the USA, there is no requirement for him to file a US return. IF he joins you in filing a joint return then his world income would come under US purview. In such a case, absent other compulsions, it is best filing as Married Filing Sep ( i.e. only you file to the USA , no matter your source of income ) If you need more on this, please comment
if he has given up his Green Card and has squared his accounts , taxwise with the USA, there is no requirement for him to file a US return. IF he joins you in filing a joint return then his world income would come under US purview. In such a case, absent other compulsions, it is best filing as Married Filing Sep ( i.e. only you file to the USA , no matter your source of income ) If you need more on this, please comment
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