manishporwal
Feb 11, 2012, 07:48 PM
Hello There,
I am on H1B Work Visa since last 2 years now and have been filing tax return as single in 2011.
I got married on 14th feb 2011 in India and have marriage certificate from india. My spouse came to USA on H4 dependent visa on March 6th 2011 and we stayed in USA till Sep 02, 2011.
I worked in USA for an IT company from Jan - Sep 2011 and now I am in India.
My questions:
1) Should I file as single or married filing joint or married filing separately ? 2) Which exact forms should I fill. My annual salary last year was 41000 US dollars ? 3) My wife was in USA for almost 6 months so Can I still claim her as my dependent for tax purposes or not ? 4) What is the procedure that I should follow to get her ITIN? 5) Since it might take a while to get ITIN I might pass the deadline of April 15th for filing State tax. How do I over come that ? 6) What are the different kind of exemptions that I can get if I file as married filing joint. 7) I do not have any deductions as such. The only thing I usually get every year is standard deduction. Does that make any difference if I file jointly or separate? 8) What is the best course of action if you were in my situation.
Thanks in advance and Regards,
Manish
I am on H1B Work Visa since last 2 years now and have been filing tax return as single in 2011.
I got married on 14th feb 2011 in India and have marriage certificate from india. My spouse came to USA on H4 dependent visa on March 6th 2011 and we stayed in USA till Sep 02, 2011.
I worked in USA for an IT company from Jan - Sep 2011 and now I am in India.
My questions:
1) Should I file as single or married filing joint or married filing separately ? 2) Which exact forms should I fill. My annual salary last year was 41000 US dollars ? 3) My wife was in USA for almost 6 months so Can I still claim her as my dependent for tax purposes or not ? 4) What is the procedure that I should follow to get her ITIN? 5) Since it might take a while to get ITIN I might pass the deadline of April 15th for filing State tax. How do I over come that ? 6) What are the different kind of exemptions that I can get if I file as married filing joint. 7) I do not have any deductions as such. The only thing I usually get every year is standard deduction. Does that make any difference if I file jointly or separate? 8) What is the best course of action if you were in my situation.
Thanks in advance and Regards,
Manish