Filing first time as jointly with my wife with H4
I am CA resident while my wife came to US in 2008 with H4 visa. She joined university for her masters. Here are my questions.....
1) I know that I need to file W7 with my Federal Returns to get her ITIN . But what about the state taxes? How should I file those without her SSN ?
2) My wife did not get a Form 1098-T from the college showing the tuition paid. They said since she does not have SSN they cannot generate a tax 1098-T form for tax purposes. Can you tell me how to get tax deductions or credits for her qualified educational expenses ?
I cannot find any information regarding these questions online.
Thanks,
Gaurav