Hi – really straightforward question from a newbie. I am a US citizen (born here). Got married in 01/07 (our first anniversary is Sunday!). My husband was a H1-B holder at the time of our marriage. He had been in the US for 9 years (grad school + 5+ years of an H1-B). Never left the country. We petitioned for change in status. Got an interview very quickly. He received his conditional permanent resident (Green Card) in June 2007. So, correct tax form??? I assume that we will file form 1040, “married filing jointly”. Correct? Is there anything about his H1-B status at the start of the year that would prelude us from filing form 1040? Both of us have pretty standard jobs with pretty standard retirement investments. I’ve always done my own taxes on Turbotax because I prefer doing my taxes myself. Anything else I need to know?

Filing status is probably Married Filing Jointly, and likely the Form will be Form 1040.

Just file using TurboTax. You have NO special reporting requirements.

Your husband is also resident of the U.S. So you can file only as Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately using resident tax return Form 1040.

Agreed!

agreed!