Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    taxman123's Avatar
    taxman123 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Mar 9, 2008, 05:47 PM
    Married Filing.
    My wife does not have an income in US and she is no longer a resident and lives abroad in her home country. She is not willing to file her taxes in US or file jointly. (For her own unsubstantiated reasons) .As a result I file my taxes with the status "married filing separately". Is there an exemption that I can file single or file jointly and not have her sign since she has no income in US anyway or a law that will force her to file the taxes or allow me to file "single"?
    MukatA's Avatar
    MukatA Posts: 7,110, Reputation: 176
    Tax Expert
    		  
    #2

    Mar 10, 2008, 04:40 AM
    You can only file as Married Filing Separately.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Filing status as Married Filing Jointly or Filing Separately [ 1 Answers ]

Hi, I have been in USA on L1 for the following time period: May 2006 to January 2007. August 2007 till Date. According to the substantial presence test, I completed my 183 days in US in November 2007. So during 2007 I was a dual status alien. My non-working spuose and year old...

Married filing separately [ 2 Answers ]

Before my husband and I got married he owed Federal taxes that we have been making payments on. *If we both filed separately, would the IRS take my refund to cover his owed amount?? * We also have a child... *Can I claim the child as a dependent as long as my husband does not?*

Filing married [ 2 Answers ]

My husband and I have filed single returns for years, he filed his with one address and I filed minds with another address but have also been married for years and living together. We are now thinking about filing married and joint return using the same address. Is this wise? Or should we keep...

Non-resident H4 - filing jointly or married filing separately, and ITIN [ 1 Answers ]

Hi, I got married in the middle of last year and moved later in 2006 to the USA (h4 visa, spouse H1 visa). I do not meet the substantial presence test for 2006 (taking into account the previous two years and computing) or the green card test. As I understand, we can only file jointly if I...

Filing Married but separate [ 1 Answers ]

I am filing Married but separate from my husband, I only worked one month out of the year and he is going to claim our son... So I am just curious how much I would get back if total of wages was around 600 dollars... I had no federal withheld but had social secruity and medicare withheld.. and the...

View more questions Search