View Full Version : What are the benefits, if any, of filing as a dual-status alien?
bjih_86
Mar 18, 2009, 06:01 AM
What are the benefits, if any, of filing as a dual-status alien?
AtlantaTaxExpert
May 8, 2009, 01:45 PM
You may get to claim wife and children as dependents. Otherwise, there are normally NO benefits.
The Texas Tax Expert
May 8, 2009, 05:38 PM
The benefit is that you don't have to include your foreign income for the period during which you did not live in the US.
If you had a significant amount of foreign income that was not taxed or taxed at a low rate, it might be good to avoid US tax.