Hello,
I am trying to file my taxes for 2019. I got married in August of 2019! My husband came to the US in may of 2019, and we are both staying in the US. He has no worldwide income. I have 2 questions:
Should I file Jointly or Seperately?
I am required to get an ITIN, how should I approach that with my husband having no income!
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@BreeAndFifi , assuming that you are US citizen/Resident ( Green Card ), you can file Married Filing Joint ( MFJ ) -- this is the usually the most tax benign status.
To do this ( since he does not have a tax id -- SSN/ITIN ), (a) you prepare the return as MFJ, and use a dummy SSN for him -- this will satisfy the TUbroTax and let you complete the return prep.; (b) Do not e-file; (c) Print the return out, sign / date -- both sign; (c) snopake out the dummy SSN used form him and hand print in NRA in its place; (d) from the IRS web site download form W-7, fill it out for him requesting and ITIN, collect and attach all the required documents asked for by form W-7; (e) put all this -- return, W-7 and attachments -- in an envelope and mail by secure / traceable mail to the IRS.
This will result in human intervention , delay issuance of refund but will allow IRS to issue ITIN retroactively ( i.e. valid for 2019 filing ).
btw -- you should also add a request/letter signed by both of you asking for him to be treated as a resident for tax purposes for the year 2019 ( from the time he enterd the USA )
Good luck
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@BreeAndFifi , assuming that you are US citizen/Resident ( Green Card ), you can file Married Filing Joint ( MFJ ) -- this is the usually the most tax benign status.
To do this ( since he does not have a tax id -- SSN/ITIN ), (a) you prepare the return as MFJ, and use a dummy SSN for him -- this will satisfy the TUbroTax and let you complete the return prep.; (b) Do not e-file; (c) Print the return out, sign / date -- both sign; (c) snopake out the dummy SSN used form him and hand print in NRA in its place; (d) from the IRS web site download form W-7, fill it out for him requesting and ITIN, collect and attach all the required documents asked for by form W-7; (e) put all this -- return, W-7 and attachments -- in an envelope and mail by secure / traceable mail to the IRS.
This will result in human intervention , delay issuance of refund but will allow IRS to issue ITIN retroactively ( i.e. valid for 2019 filing ).
btw -- you should also add a request/letter signed by both of you asking for him to be treated as a resident for tax purposes for the year 2019 ( from the time he enterd the USA )
Good luck
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