Filing income tax

[LeeFisher3]

Joanne,

 

Were you included on a previous tax return by your SO as a Nonresident Spouse Treated as a Resident

 

You would be considered a resident alien for 2005 taxes unless you took some extreme actions to revoke that and forced the previous tax years to be changed removing you from the previous year(s).

[Joanne]

Joanne,

 

Were you included on a previous tax return by your SO as a Nonresident Spouse Treated as a Resident

 

You would be considered a resident alien for 2005 taxes unless you took some extreme actions to revoke that and forced the previous tax years to be changed removing you from the previous year(s).

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No, I was not included in the past few years. I was included prior to 1998 when I worked in US and had taxable incomes.

Edited January 21, 2006 by Joanne (see edit history)

[Joanne]

We were very ignorant of this tax issue the first few years when we were in China. I just want to do it right from the day#1 I became a perminant resident. He is too busy to worry about these minor details.

[LeeFisher3]

We were very ignorant of this tax issue the first few years when we were in China.  I just want to do it right from the day#1 I became a perminant resident. He is too busy to worry about these minor details.

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In that case you definitely want to see someone GOOD who understands taxes for Aliens. There is a possibility that you could amend your previous years taxes, since married and receive a refund for previous taxes he paid. But they put a time limit of 3 years to make changes of this type.

 

After you do this, you might want to consider putting him on an allowance and not allow him to waste money. http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons6/24.gif

[Joanne]

After you do this, you might want to consider putting him on an allowance and not allow him to waste money.  http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons6/24.gif

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