swei
Sep 25, 2012, 09:50 PM
Here is the situation
I am a US citizen and my spouse is a nonresident alien.
We both live abroad and have no US income, but have foreign earned income.
Since both of us lived abroad 365 days in the same foreign country, we both meet the physical present test.
So , taking 2012 for example
If my foreign income is 114850 USD
and my wife's foreign income is 94850 USD
Then if I choose to treat my wife as a US resident and MFJ
The taxable income should be:
114850+94850-11900 (standard deduction)-7600 (2 personal exemption)=190200USD
And since we can both claim the foreign earned income exclusion,
tax needed to pay shoulde be 190200-190200 (2 full FEIE )=0
Is that correct?
If not, how our tax should be calculated?
Thanks for the answer
I am a US citizen and my spouse is a nonresident alien.
We both live abroad and have no US income, but have foreign earned income.
Since both of us lived abroad 365 days in the same foreign country, we both meet the physical present test.
So , taking 2012 for example
If my foreign income is 114850 USD
and my wife's foreign income is 94850 USD
Then if I choose to treat my wife as a US resident and MFJ
The taxable income should be:
114850+94850-11900 (standard deduction)-7600 (2 personal exemption)=190200USD
And since we can both claim the foreign earned income exclusion,
tax needed to pay shoulde be 190200-190200 (2 full FEIE )=0
Is that correct?
If not, how our tax should be calculated?
Thanks for the answer