Filing taxes while overseas

[ehsan 0]

Good Day

My wife is a USC and when she left usa with her parents she was 10 years old.She applied for me and for our daughters I130 (case is approved).

Now we ve to fill the I864 and she dont ve the residence coz she never went back. Her 2 brohers r living in usa and they r ready to be joined sponsor.

She is required to fill the tax form (2555 or 2555-EZ i think i m right abt the forms). she is a house wife and she dont ve any income. She is 26.5 years old and we r married for the last 6 years. I ve a job and the total annual income of mine is 13000 $ per annum.

So should v file jointly or single?

Thanks N Regards

[riz 0]

Good Day

My wife is a USC and when she left usa with her parents she was 10 years old.She applied for me and for our daughters I130 (case is approved).

Now we ve to fill the I864 and she dont ve the residence coz she never went back. Her 2 brohers r living in usa and they r ready to be joined sponsor.

She is required to fill the tax form (2555 or 2555-EZ i think i m right abt the forms). she is a house wife and she dont ve any income. She is 26.5 years old and we r married for the last 6 years. I ve a job and the total annual income of mine is 13000 $ per annum.

So should v file jointly or single?

Thanks N Regards

Either way should be okay as your total annual income is not more than 80K. If you or your wife is earning in Pakistan and total annual income is less than 80K (or 90K, I am not 100% sure) than you are not supposed to pay any taxes on that income. But your wife need to file tax return even if she is not earning any income.

[john_and_marlene 162]

Either way should be okay as your total annual income is not more than 80K.

Either of those ways is not okay. If you are married, you cannot file single. You can file either married jointly or married separately--but either way you are married and not single.

[riz 0]

Either of those ways is not okay. If you are married, you cannot file single. You can file either married jointly or married separately--but either way you are married and not single.

yup John is 100% right.