Can Usa citizen be written single on his tax paperes if he is married to a non Citize

Hello, My wife and I have lived in Canada since August 2008. She has not filed US tax returns since 2008 and I would like to have them filed prior to our move to the US by late 2011. I am a little lost on which forms to use. Here is how our current income breaks down. Wife (USC) - 2008...

I'm a Us Citizen Living in Canada Married to a Canadian how do I file my US taxes, Can I File as Single and if so do I even have to file if my personal income is less than the minimums? I earned under $7k in 2008 and did not file and this year I'm about the same. I am aware of the Foriegn income...

Hi There, First of all thank you for opening my question. I was in Detroit, USA from Dec,06 till 23rd May,08. I have question about filing 2008 taxes. I have got w2 form. I got married in Nov,08. My wife never been to USA and doesn't have SSN/ITIN as of now. I also didn't go back to USA till...

Hi All, I returned to India on Dec 2006 after staying 7 years in US and got married to an Indian girl Sep 2007. She is an home maker and I wanted to open a brokerage account in USA under her name. I do not want to open in my name due to potential tax complications both in India and US ( as I...

Hi there, Just moved over from london at the weekend... I am on a L1 visa, my wife is on a J1 visa.... We have just found out that under a J1 my wife is exempt from many taxes, but it seems we would need to file our taxes seperatly. I am trying to find out if she can remain tax exempt and...