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    Oct 27, 2013, 06:43 PM
    Tax status when getting married in Dec in india and coming in Jan
    Hello,

    I am in California since Nov 2012 on L1 visa and working here. I will be going to India to get married in Dec 12 , 2013. I and my wife will be coming to US in Jan 2014 ( wife not in US for entire 2013) so can I still file my tax returns as married filing jointly or she has to enter USA before end of this year to come into MFJ?

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    Oct 27, 2013, 07:50 PM
    As long as you are legally married by 11:59 P.M. on 31 December 2013, you can file jointly. Your wife's physical location is irrelevant; she can be on Mars for all the IRS cares, just as long as you include HER 2013 world-wide income on the tax return.

    Once declared, her income can then be excluded on the return using Form 2555.
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