H1B working with H4EAD spouse working

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
September 5, 2022
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iam working in H1B with H4EAD spouse working,pls let me know if I should file tax

1.Married filing Jointly or Married filing separately

Pls clarify?

Anonymous_

Level 15

MFJ is typically optimum, but I will page @pk12_2 for input.

pk_

Level 15

@Kprasanna85 Namaste ji.

Generally , and as @Anonymous_ pointed out, it is more tax beneficial to file as Married Filing Joint ( MFJ). However, there are situations where it is tax advantageous to file as Married Filing Separate. You need to tell us more about your actual situation -- 1. are you both from the same country ( which ? ); 2. Is one of you have substantial foreign income that you want to keep away from US taxes; 3. one of you have past child support/ state-fed tax debts, judgments etc. etc. etc etc ?

As @Anonymous_ said ,for most people, even if you are NRA, MFJ is usually the preferred filing status.

Please provide more details of your particular situation --yes?