I have a spouse with a green card that worked for an international organization in the US. How do I need to report her salary?
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UPDATED FOR TAX YEAR 2019
Since your spouse is a green card holder employed by a foreign government or international organization, she is not subject to self-employment taxes and may not voluntarily participate in the U.S. social security system.
You can enter her income as Miscellaneous Income using these steps.
If your spouse paid foreign taxes withheld, you can report them for either a deduction or a credit by going to Deductions & Credits > Estimates and Other Taxes Paid > Foreign Taxes.
[Edited | 3/23/2020 | 12:23 pm PDT]
UPDATED FOR TAX YEAR 2019
Since your spouse is a green card holder employed by a foreign government or international organization, she is not subject to self-employment taxes and may not voluntarily participate in the U.S. social security system.
You can enter her income as Miscellaneous Income using these steps.
If your spouse paid foreign taxes withheld, you can report them for either a deduction or a credit by going to Deductions & Credits > Estimates and Other Taxes Paid > Foreign Taxes.
[Edited | 3/23/2020 | 12:23 pm PDT]
UPDATED FOR TAX YEAR 2019
If you entered the income in OTHER REPORTABLE INCOME TurboTax does not ask about SS and Medicare tax.
If you entered the income in "Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099" TurboTax WILL create form 8919. If this is what happened:
** Go back through that interview and on the screen, Other Wages Received, mark NO.
** See if Form 8919 was created and, if so, delete it: In black bar: Tax tools > Tools > Delete a form
[Edited | 3/23/2020 | 12:15 pm PDT]
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