US Resident and spouse with an itin

faye030 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Jan 2, 2009, 08:49 PM

US Resident and spouse with an itin

I am a US resident and my wife has an itin but had no income for the past three years could we file as married filing jointly on my tax returns?

MukatA Posts: 7,110, Reputation: 176

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Jan 3, 2009, 07:24 AM

Yes.
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AtlantaTaxExpert Posts: 21,836, Reputation: 846

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Jan 6, 2009, 05:54 PM

Agreed.

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