We are US citizens and have home here. My wife wanted for our son to attend school abrad and she is there with him. They spend summers here. She did take a job there and this income will be reported as foreign income. How should I file? Jointly? Should I claim US residency?
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@Largo703 , you can still file Married Filing Joint ( MFJ), report her income as foreign earned income and be able to take advantage of Foreign Earned Income Exclusion / Foreign Tax credit etc. to mitigate the effects of double taxation.
You have till June 15th to file ( but must pay any dues by April 18th. ).
Which country is she in ? Does she maintain a separate house there?
You also can file MFS while she files HoH ( because she is maintaining a home for a child.
You / she can claim foreign earned income and the exclusion limits are found here: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/figuring-the-foreign-earned-income-exclusion
She is in EU and maintains a house there. Deadline is in 2 days and I didn't want to file extension. Thank you!
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