Hi Atlanta,

Many thanks for the service.

I came to US on H1B on April, 16th 2006 and my wife joined me on Sep 5th 2006.
I am having 3 W2 forms for the year 2006 from April 16.

I would like to file jointly and could you please suggest me to use 1040EZ or 1040NR for
Federal tax returns?


Thanks
Venkata

Venkata:

You can file jointly with your wife and choose to be treated as resident aliens. There are statements that have to be attached to the return to make this election.

Venkata:

You can file jointly with your wife and choose to be treated as resident aliens. There are statements that have to be attached to the return to make this election.



Hi AtlantaTaxExpert,

Thanks for the help. Could you please let me know the statements that have to be
Attached? Am I eligible for the standard deduction along with my wife?

Regards,
Venkata

Venkata:

If you file jointly, you are eligible for the double standard deduction of $10,300.

The statements are described in IRS Pub 519, which can be downloaded from Internal Revenue Service (http://www.irs.gov).

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