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Grass07
Mar 21, 2008, 08:36 PM
Any one could give a lead for my tax return this year?

I hold F-1 visa (file 1040NR-EZ), and I got married last december.
My wife is Resident Alien (H1B), if we file tax return separately this year,
according to this year's instruction book, she can not use stardard
deduction if I use itemized deduction. But for my case, I have to use
itemized deduction, and the deduction is only state tax, I wonder if she is
legible to use standard deduction? Or should I leave itemized deduction as
zero so that she can use standard deduction?

Many thanks for your suggestions!!

AtlantaTaxExpert
May 2, 2008, 12:12 PM
If you file separately and you must itemize, then she has to itemize as well. No way to get around that rule.