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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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
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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