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Questions filing USA taxes from Canada?

I am married to a Canadian citizen. He has no status in the USA.
I am a Canadian permanent resident and USA citizen.
Finally got into my IRS account and trying to catch up on the last 3 years I didn't file.
I do not work, or recieve benefits, I do not own anything, I do not have an address in the USA anymore.
The most I have is a joint checking/savings account with my husband in which I am not the primary account holder.
My husband works, only in Canada though.
Should I be filing married separately?
All the programs want me to enter my husband's info too. I finally found a tax program with the IRS that allows me to use the NRA box when it asks for his ssn-which he does not have.
I may have messed up on the 2021 tax form already mailed in - filed single and not working or anything else to claim, didn't receive the 2021 stimulus though.
We got married in April 2021 and I didn't move to Canada till November 2021.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
@xmasbaby0   just thought I'd send a tag out, you were so helpful with my last question! No worries if this is outside your scope.

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AmyC
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Questions filing USA taxes from Canada?

I suggest a quick quiz, Married to a nonresident alien, to determine the best action for you.

 

A US citizen married to a nonresident alien can file a joint return. You would include all income and also file a credit for tax paid to Canada on the income.

Your filing status is determined by your marital status on Dec 31.

 

References:

Nonresident Alien Spouse | Internal Revenue Service

Filing with Non Resident Spouse

Filing Separately Without Spouse SSN

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Questions filing USA taxes from Canada?

UPDATE
just incase anyone ever runs into this problem.
You file married filing seperately.
My US taxes are easy, I have no assets, nothing and no $ tied to the US. No income on my end.
Everything my hubs makes is on Canada's end and has nothing to do with US
Although, IF I was making money, we could file together in US which is another complicated process I don't want to get into. If you know the foreign tax credit, you're in the right place.

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