abdothegreat
Apr 6, 2010, 04:32 PM
Hi Guys,
Thanks in advance for your help and support. I know my question might have been addressed several times before but for each case the status is different. I would really be grateful for any help I can get.
I'm on H1b (with a wife on H4 and US Citizen baby) since October 1st 2009. I was on F1 status since Feb 06 until September 30 2009 (my wife came to us on F2 visa on 2008). Of course I filed as NR for all years up to 2009. However for 2009 I don't know what the status should be. Based on my research I guess it will be dual status return but I'm not sure how do I do that. The confusion comes from the fact that I cannot claim my wife as a dependent or file jointly on the nonresident part of 2009 but I think I can do so for the resident part of 2009. Also if I will be eligible for child tax credit and other tax credits should I claim those on the nonresident forms or the resident forms? What deductions I should use in both cases? I guess I'm really confused here.
Again thanks for the time and effort to help me figure it out.
Thanks in advance for your help and support. I know my question might have been addressed several times before but for each case the status is different. I would really be grateful for any help I can get.
I'm on H1b (with a wife on H4 and US Citizen baby) since October 1st 2009. I was on F1 status since Feb 06 until September 30 2009 (my wife came to us on F2 visa on 2008). Of course I filed as NR for all years up to 2009. However for 2009 I don't know what the status should be. Based on my research I guess it will be dual status return but I'm not sure how do I do that. The confusion comes from the fact that I cannot claim my wife as a dependent or file jointly on the nonresident part of 2009 but I think I can do so for the resident part of 2009. Also if I will be eligible for child tax credit and other tax credits should I claim those on the nonresident forms or the resident forms? What deductions I should use in both cases? I guess I'm really confused here.
Again thanks for the time and effort to help me figure it out.