Ok. Army SGT currently in Iraq. I married a non us citizen last September and she has never been to the U.S. or earned any U.S. income. We have a child who has a U.S. SSN. I have been recognized by the military as been married with child and have obtained monies from the Army accordingly. Both wife and child are currently staying overseas. How should I file my taxes?? Any knowledgeable help would be great!

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Haylo:

Interesting case. For sure, you can file jointly with your wife. Her physical location is irrelevant.

You MAY be able to claim the child as well, because he/she may be considered to be a U.S. resident due to your military status.

When and where was the child born?

If you want some privacy, email me at [email protected].

Thank you for your help! My child was born overseas last year. She is a legal citizen of the USA. She has birth certificate abroad and a U.S SSN. The concern was the fact that my wife has no U.S. SSN and I have been paying attention to a lot of the threads and that seem needed to file over the internet. Seeing my current location it is troublesome to do by mail. And I did not want to miss out on any monies or misfile. I really appreciate your help. Thanks.

Sorry, but to get your wife an ITIN, you MUST mail the return with Form W-7 to the address on the W-7. No way around that requirement.

Contact me at [email protected] and I will cover how we can make this happen.