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    Mar 1, 2009, 09:40 PM
    Resident Alien, F1, Taxable Marital Status
    1- I am an F1 student from India. I came to the US in Aug 2003 and hence am a resident alien for tax purposes.

    2- I got married in 2007 and my wife was on F2 visa all of 2008.

    3- On the W-2 that I received from my university, it says my taxable marital
    Status is "SINGLE". They withheld income tax for single with 1 federal exemption.

    4- Should I file my tax as "Single" or "Married, filing jointly" (my wife has a SSN)? If married filing jointly, can we claim two deductions ($17,900)?

    Please advise.
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    Mar 2, 2009, 05:22 AM

    You can only file as married filing jointly or married filing separately.
    It does not make any difference what is on W2.
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    Mar 2, 2009, 07:02 AM

    Yes, you can claim double standard deduction and double exemption if you elect to file jointly.
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    Mar 2, 2009, 08:21 PM
    Thanks a lot for your replies.
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