On Jan 4, 8:36*am, "tddaly" <tddaly_ch...[at]hotmail.com> wrote:
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IRS Pub 54 http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p54.pdf

Exemptions and
Dependency Allowances

1) I am a U.S. citizen married to a nonresident alien who has no
income from U.S. sources. Can I claim an exemption for my spouse on my
U.S. tax return?

Yes. If you file a joint return, you can claim an exemption for your
nonresident alien spouse. If you do not file a joint return, you can
claim an exemption for your nonresident alien spouse only if your
spouse has no income from sources within the United States and is not
the dependent of another U.S. taxpayer.

You must use the married filing separately column in the Tax Table or
section C of the Tax Computation Worksheet, unless you qualify as a
head of household. (Also see Question 12 under General Tax Questions,
later.)

A U.S. citizen or resident alien married to a nonresident alien also
can choose to treat the nonresident alien as a U.S. resident for all
federal income tax purposes. This allows you to file a joint return,
but also subjects the alien's worldwide income to U.S. income tax.

Milt Baker CPA Retired
Michigan


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"tddaly" <tddaly_china[at]hotmail.com> wrote
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Your wife isn't a dependent, but filing married jointly will accomplish the
same thing and be correct. She'll need a SSN or an ITIN, so look into those
to see which is correct given her status.








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Hi, I am US citizen who has just married a vietnamese wife in December of
07. I have been sending her about 200 a month to pay for school and
living expenses. I would like to know if it is possible to claim her on my
07 taxes. If I can claim her how would I go about doing so? Can I still
file a 1040ez? Do I need to file additional forms? I noticed when doing a
practice run on this years taxes that claiming my wife as a dependent
would take my $100 tax bill to a $1900 tax refund.
thanks for your help
tony

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