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    gushoepfner Posts: 8, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 6, 2007, 01:08 PM
    Filling 1040NR
    Dear all,

    I have H1B since I entered in US (8/2006) and my wife and daughter have H4 since the same date.

    Filling the 1040NR I will not be able to include my wife and daughter. Is there any possibility to include then (for instance, wait until may when I will be a resident alien)?

    Thank you,
    Gustavo.
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    Feb 7, 2007, 11:06 AM
    Gustavo:

    You can file jointly with your wife and CHOOSE to be treated as resident aliens for all of 2006. However, this means that ALL of your 2006 world-wide income is subject to U.S. income taxes. It MAY not be worth it.

    Otherwise, you must file as a non-resident alien.

    What country are you from? You MAY be allowed to claim your wife and daughter as dependents if you come froma certain country.

    If you need my professional tax help, contact me at [email protected].
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    Feb 7, 2007, 06:01 PM
    Thank you for your attention, I appreciate that!

    We are from Brazil, both do not meet the SPT, should I wait until I meet the SPT?
    I am going to meet the SPT in the end of April.

    Thank you again,
    Gustavo.
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    Feb 8, 2007, 12:22 AM
    Gustavo:

    Actually, you will not qualify for SPT until after May. Read chapter 1 of IRS Pub 519 to see how SPT is calculated over two years.
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