[neela.sangam]

Hi,
I am on H1B living in US from July 3 2010 and my wife (H4 not working) and kid (H4) joined me on Dec 15.
I received 28500 (annual package 59850$) during the year 2010 for the six months starting from July 2010 to Dec 2010.

How many allowances should I put in W4.
1 - self.
1 - married with wife not working
1 - for spouse
1 - for my kid
Total is 4.

Can I put Child Tax Credit as 2
1. Am I doing it correctly?

2. while filing MFJ return my consultant is asking me to put it as 3 to get maximum return. Can I do that?

3. Tell me what should be the correct no of allowances I should put for Federal W4 form with 59850$ annual package, on H1 with wife and kid on H4 and not working.

4. Can I claim the child tax credit. Which makes the total the no of allowances to 6. Is it correct.

I am really confused. Please let me know.

[MukatA]

You can file joint return as residents. But you must wait to file your return till you complete substantial presence test in 2011. Your U.S. Tax Return: Substantial Presence Test

On joint return as residents you must both report your worldwide income for 2010.