I was a Indian Citizen and here are my status for last 5 years

F1: Sep 2002 to Aug 2005 (single)
OPT: 6th Sep 2005 - 5th Sep 2006 (married Dec 2005)
H1B: 1st Oct 2006 - 31st Dec 2006 (married)

I was assuming I would be filing my tax as a dual status for this year, but while reading the posts there was mention that dual status applies if I was on H1B before 1st July 06.

Can someone please advice me on what status should I file.

Thank You
Mohit

Mohit:

It is likely that filing jointly with your wife and choosing to be treated as resident aliens for the entire year is your best option. That gets you a double standard deduction of $10,300 and $6,600 in personal exemptions, making the first $16,900 of your income tax-free.

This option is available to your regardless of when you convereted from F-1 to H-1B.

The only requirement is that you wait until earlu June 2007 to file to meet the Substantial Presence Test requirement.

If you need my professional tax help, contact me at david.kempe@<hidden>.